De wereld een dansfeest

Two lovers, who see dancing as a metaphor for life, but have two different senses of Will they be able to find happiness together? And what would the world be like if we could understand our inner rhythm and bring it into harmony with the rhythms of those around us? Is this possible or an illusion? The world a dance explores these questions with style and imagination through the perspectives of different narrators of the lovers’ story, in nineteen diverse tales. Van Schendel’s artistry results in a unique novel that is serious and moving, as well as humorous and playful. This is the first translation of this Dutch modern classic in English.