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Toon Tellegen is one of the Netherlands' best-loved authors. A retired doctor, he initially found fame as a children's author, before beginning his hugely popular series of philosophical animal fables for adults, which examine deep questions about life and happiness through encounters between different animals. The series has sold more than a million copies in the Netherlands alone, and the books have also become international bestsellers, translated into 25 languages across the world.
'Only one question remains: is he a writer or a genius? I suspect the latter' - De Morgen 'Toon Tellegens short stories provide endless pleasure, because you can read them over and over, and then you have to read them out loud as well, again and again' - Die Zeit 'Moving and entertaining... As much as he twists, exaggerates, shrinks and fools around, he never hides his subject matter: recognizable behaviour and human emotions' - De Volkskrant
