Emiel Roothooft

1.35 hour meeting with Cărtărescu and his translator into Dutch Jan Willem Bos moderated by my Belgian friend Remo Verdickt. In English. youtube.com/watch?v=wuF_qc…

@DreamRedo @MarinaSofia8 Yes, he really was - very warm and cheerful!

@ERoothooft @MarinaSofia8 No way, Krasznahorkai was friendly? I need to read your profile. 😃

Three years ago, Remo Verdickt and I spoke with this year's Nobel Prize laureate László Krasznahorkai - one of the friendliest writers I ever met. Here's the profile we wrote based on our conversation with him: rektoverso.be/artikel/tango-…

During which I completely fumbled the photoshoot...

Remo Verdickt and I had another talk with Mircea Cărtărescu. It's now available in English:

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Émilie Dequenne (1981 - 2025)

@maxdaniellawton I'd like to! How can I reach you?

He's a very entertaining conversational partner. In fact, I'd go so far as to describe him as an erudite German iteration of Norm Macdonald.

If you're interested in interviewing Michael Lentz on a podcast or for a reputable whatever, hit me up and we can try to work something out

Mircea Cartarescu : « J’aurais voulu être Borgès, mais si j’avais été Borgès, j’aurais voulu être Kafka » lemonde.fr/livres/article… via @lemondefr

@TheUntranslated @RemoVerdickt The pleasure was mine, Andrei. Enjoy Brussels (if you can in this Belgian weather)!

Just had the pleasure of meeting the two brightest minds of the Belgian literary scene: @RemoVerdickt and @ERoothooft. A lot of beer was imbibed and a lot of literature was discussed. Perfect ending for my stay in Antwerp.

RIP Anouk Aimée

What an indescribable feeling it is to see @ColumbiaSpec on the latest cover of @NYMag. Our very own student journalists reported, wrote, photographed, and illustrated a three-story package that gives an intimate portrait into Columbia University: a campus in crisis.

My husband, Prof. Steve Tamari, is out of the hospital. He will need surgery on his hand, and he is in pain from nine broken ribs. We are asking for time to rest and heal. We will not be taking media interviews at this time. Here is Steve's statement and ways you can support.

It is worth watching this CNN video from the moment Emory Econ Professor @CarolineFohlin came across the violent arrest of a protester on campus and asked the police, with shock, "What are you doing?" That's all that prompted an officer to hurl her to the ground and handcuff her.

Abu Ahmad holds a white flag, kneeling over the body of his son. "I told you, let’s stay at home, my son! Let’s stay at home, my son!" Ahmad was shot in the head. He didn't survive.

My first piece for @NewYorker, on the royal women of Dubai who risked everything to flee the brutality of its ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, while he publicly espoused gender equality. A story of mind-blowing courage and terrifying cruelty. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…