The secret diary of hendrik groen is, plain and simple, a hoot. The new secret diary of hendrik groen, 85 years old aka on the bright. He is the author of the book pogingen iets van het leven te maken. On the bright side the new secret diary of hendrik groen, 85 years old, is the follow up to the super funny first diary of hendrik groen aged 83 14 years old. Hendrik s good friend everta crotchety old fellow who gets his kicks riling up the other residentshelps stave off the loneliness. John boyne says this dutch literary sensation is a joyous read, be it fact or fiction. Hendrik groen started his diaries on the literary website of torpedo magazine. The reality of the setting was spot on, no mincing words here. Anyone who hopes to grow old with dignity will have much to reflect on graeme simsion there are many laughs in this book but its so much more than just.
His secret diary is both funny and sad as he records the daily hassles of aging and. The characters were true to life with a lot of whining about old age maladies, and the main characters in. The old coots humor comes out on every page, as does his kind and gentle heart. Hester velmans is the author of two popular childrens novels and an awardwinning translator specializing in modern fiction. Bored of weak tea and potted geraniums, exasperated by the. A major dutch bestseller, the secret diary of hendrik groen will not only delight older readers with its wit and relevance, but will charm and inspire those who have years to go before their own expiry date. He says he has always been a peoplepleaser, always avoided confrontation, but now hes going to shock everyone with an uncensored expose. Showing results for the secret diary of hendrik groen in. The new secret diary of hendrik groen 85 years old. Its a story about how friendship, selflessness and dignity lie at the heart of the human experience. Hendrik has made the decision to write an expose he calls, a year in the life of the inmates at a care home in north amsterdam. The secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old is a wonderful dutch novel with an anonymous author. When the secret diary of hendrik groen was released in the netherlands, people speculated that it was actually by a famous dutch author or entertainment star dont ask me to name one, because i cant give you an example.
His first diary the secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old has been translated into over thirty languages and on the bright side went straight to number 1 in its native netherlands. Hendrik groen is 83 years old and living in a retirement home in amsterdam. Download the secret diary of hendrik groen, 8314 years. Hendrik groen points his pseudonymous pen, with much mirth, at his coresidents, himself, the staff, and the government at large by recounting the banal and the eccentric. Hendrik groen is an 83yearold resident of an aged care home in amsterdam. Year old is written as an actual diary of a pensioner in an assisted living home in amsterdam, a novel translated from. The secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old by hendrick groen by jim mckeown, kwbu, april 4, 2019 author hendrik groen started his pseudonymous diary on the literary website of torpedo magazine. Anyone who hopes to grow old with dignity will have much to reflect on graeme simsionthere are many laughs in this book but its so much more than. Theres not one sentence thats a lie, but not every word is true. The international phenomenon there are many laughs in this book but its so much more than just a comedy. The secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 years old by hendrik groen. Over the course of the year, hendrik will form close friendships with the other members of the old.
There is a current trend for novels with long titles about eccentric old people. Praise for the secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old a story with a great deal of heart, it pulled me in with its selfdeprecating humour, finely drawn characters and important themes. I fell in love with the 83 year old hendrik groen two years ago when his internationally bestselling secret diary about life in an amsterdam old folks home was published in the united. That book was awarded in 2016 with the audience award for the dutch book. Hendrik s hilarious and touching diary documents his life as an oap living in a care home. This geriatric adrian mole made me laugh woman and home funny and touching bbc radio 4 meet hendrik groen. Bored of weak tea and potted geraniums, exasperated by the indignities of aging, hendrik has decided to rebelon his own terms. The secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old first published by meulenhoff, the netherlands, 2014. Hendrik is what one might call a curmudgeon of the first order. The secret diary of hendrik groen book by hendrik groen. Years old by hendrik groen download pdf epub ebook.
The secret diary of hendrik groen book hennepin county. He begins a diary recording the daily tribulations of life in an. His body may be growing old, but his mind is as sharp as a tack. This is what being old is really like the secret diary. The title appears to be based on sue townsends 1982 satire, the secret diary of. The hilarious international bestseller international hilarious who has had retirees landing forced their sticks and zimmer to follow the antiageing, youth inducing pathetic innuendoes inside hendrik groen s secret journal, 83 14 yearswonderfulthis geriatric adrian mole made me laugh at the bbc radio 4 hendrik groen s funny to see and touch woman and house. Most of all, hendrik groen is a genuinely unique character, and a character many of us would strive to be at 83. He is the author of the book something to make something of life published in 2014. This geriatric adrian mole made me laugh woman and home funny and touching bbc radio 4.
The secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old by. Hendrik starts his diary on the 1st january, 20 with the aim of giving the world an uncensored expose. Year old is written as an actual diary of a pensioner in an assisted living home in amsterdam, a novel translated from dutch to english. The secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 years old isbn. Het geheime dagboek van hendrik groen tv series 20172019. First published in great britain by michael joseph, 2016. Het geheime dagboek van hendrik groen, 83 jaar the secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 years old published in 2014. The secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old presents a noholds barred. Download pdf the secret diary of hendrik groen, 83a. The secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old. Secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old sharing. Discussion guide for the secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old. Read online ebook of the secret diary of hendrik groen, 83.
The hilarious international bestselling novel that has had pensioners ditching their sticks and zimmers to follow the agedefying, youth inducing antics inside the secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old. The secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old dutchnews. The secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old has been translated into over twenty languages. According to 83 year old resident hendrik groen, there is no such thing. He may be rich in years, but he refuses to give in to all the trappings of old age just yet. Praise for the secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 years old a story with a great deal of heart, it pulled me in with its selfdeprecating humour, finely drawn characters and important themes. An elderly man reflects in his diary on his experiences and other comic and tragic events in an amsterdam nursing home.
Title details for the secret diary of hendrik groen, 83. The secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 years old download pdf by the secret diary of hendrik groen. The secret diary of hendrik groen by hendrik groen grand. But at age 83 14, this feisty, indomitable curmudgeon has no plans to go out quietly. The secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old by hendrik groen ive read this. I met hendrik groen in his first book 2017s the secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old. Behind the dutch bestseller, the secret diary of hendrik. Readers of the first book will be relieved to hear that a second book means the sweet and funny hendrik is still around.
Hes keeping a diary of life in the north amsterdam pensioners apartments, and no secret is unwritten, including what he wishes he could say aloud if he were not so unfailingly polite. The secret diary of hendrik groen, 83 14 years old about 2 seas agency we handle foreign rights on behalf of an exciting variety of publishers, literary agents. The hardcover of the the secret diary of hendrik groen, 83. Some entries are sad, some are happy, some are alarming, but all are achingly honest. Hendrik opens his diary with the decision to give the world a little taste of the real hendrik groen.