Chiem van Straaten (1995)

  • was brought up in Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands
  • moved to Amsterdam to study geography at 17
  • accepted that he was late-blooming nerd by 19
  • tragically lost his sister at 22
  • trained as a climate scientist from 23 till 27
  • moved to London with partner at 28
  • is a father since 30
  • has been a reader since forever
Some current fiction favorites:
  • To Calais In Ordinary Time (James Meek)
  • Happiness (Aminatta Forna)
  • The Overstory (Richard Powers)
  • Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)


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