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    Shorts Nb Two
    Shorts Nb Two
    Shorts Nb Two
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    Shorts Nb Two

    By Benn Flore

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    "How are you, Rosara? Are you enjoying the sun? Is it not too hot? Find a spot under the kali tree, the potash tree."
    "I do not know."
    "What do you not know, dear girl?"
    "It's hot here in the sun."
    "I said that already, Rosara. Take a seat in the shade. I'll bring you badu badu to drink and then we'll talk. Here, your favorite wicker chair is ready. With a pillow. You're walking with difficulty. You must be brave."
    "Kali Boom, kali, kali? The wandu with limp leaves."
    "No Rosara, no wandu. It is a typical Dutch tree, with all its twists, that much is certain. A wandu does not exist. That is something you make yourself . I call her Kali, just like at home. Sit down, I'll comb your hair."
    "Home is far away."
    "And long ago."
    "Far away, long ago, nice and clammy."
    "Always moist, I remember. You were small. As small as your are now, but without folds. "
    " You mean wrinkles."
    "Wrinkles under your eyes. On your arms, and when you go to sleep I see them on your stomach. "
    "We are getting old."
    "How long is it now, do you know?"
    "Together with you? Ten whole years. Maybe twenty. On my own, no longer than a month ... Here, dear, your badu badu. Drink without spilling or I will have to help you get dressed again. "

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBenn Flore
    Release dateOct 7, 2012
    ISBN9789491599033
    Shorts Nb Two
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    Benn Flore

    Benn Flore schrijft en publiceert op verschillende vlakken. Zijn Nederlandstalige boeken vind je meest in het misdaadgenre. Daarnaast schrijft Benn Engelstalige filmscripts. Een drietal scenario’s won internationale awards, in Cannes, Los Angeles en Boekarest. Sommige verhalen werden kort verfilmd en geselecteerd door filmfestivals in steden als Lissabon, Turijn, St. Petersburg en ook eenmaal in Hollywoods Leammle Theater. De zero budget familiefilm ‘Garden of Eden’, met een vriendengroep geproduceerd in Zeeland, zit in het programma van Amazon Prime Amerika en Engeland.Benn heeft altijd geschreven; boeken voor uitgevers Elsevier en Ten Brink, cartoons voor kranten en lang geleden ook sketches voor TV, zoals voor Kraaijkamp sr. Hij combineerde dat vele jaren met doceren van wiskunde, natuurkunde èn gymnastiek, naast marketing zijn basisopleidingen. ‘Core business’ is daarentegen de meeste tijd wel marketing § communicatie geweest met zijn eigen bureau Florad.Benn heeft werk in privé zo goed mogelijk geprobeerd te combineren door al vroeg van Amsterdam te verhuizen naar Goes. Wie eenmaal een vakantie in Zeeland heeft genoten, moet zich kunnen voorstellen hoe mooi het is om in deze prachtige provincie kinderen en kleinkinderen te zien opgroeien.

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