Diane Broeckhoven
Diane Broeckhoven has written close to 30 books, which have earned her various awards and have been translated worldwide. De buitenkant van meneer Jules was published to great acclaim in 2001. She lives in Antwerp, Belgium.
A Day with Mr. Jules
When Alice, an elderly woman, smells the coffee her husband Jules has just made, she gets up. This ritual repeats itself every day, until one morning she finds him lifeless on the sofa in the living room the coffee hasnt quite finished filtering through. While Jules slowly turns into a statue that seems to be carved out of marble, Alice reminisces …
A Day with Mr. Jules
When Alice, an elderly woman, smells the coffee her husband Jules has just made, she gets up. This ritual repeats itself every day, until one morning she finds him lifeless on the sofa in the living room the coffee hasnt quite finished filtering through. While Jules slowly turns into a statue that seems to be carved out of marble, Alice reminisces …
