Who didn’t grow up with the books of Jacques Vriens (80)? ‘Why should I slow down? I’m very happy now’

“Mr. Vriens, I think it would be better if you remained a schoolmaster.” In his thirties, Jacques Vriens ignored this advice from a publisher. Generations of children grew up with the books of the writing teacher (just 80) who never shies away from heavy subjects. “Shit, I thought, I am now writing about the loss of my own brother.”

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