Otto de Kat, born in 1946, lives and works as a publisher and novelist in Amsterdam. Man on the Move (MacLehose Press, 2009) was the winner of Holland's Halewijn Literature Prize.
'A compelling portrait of love, loss and regret' Lucy Popescu, Independent on Sunday. Independent on Sunday 'A masterclass in how less can be more, packed full of atmosphere, emotion and philosophical debate' Kathy Stephenson, Daily Mail. Daily Mail 'A sweeping epic, even though it's only 200 pages long ... Enough material for a 12-part TV miniseries ... de Kat can break your heart in 200 words, never mind 200 pages' Roger Cox, Scotland on Sunday. Scotland on Sunday