Jente Posthuma
What I’d Rather Not Think About (Waar ik liever niet aan denk)
Netherlands
BOOK
A brother and sister—twins. He has two cats; she obsessively collects sweaters. They both adore New York and have a plan: to move there together at age 28. Their bond feels stronger than death—or so she thinks. When her brother starts to drift away, she clings to the hope that they’ll reconnect. But then the unthinkable happens: suicide. Why didn’t she see the signs? Did she ever truly understand him? And how can she go on without him?
Published by Vyšehrad, 2025
AUTHOR
© Bas Uterwijk
Jente Posthuma (*1974) is a Dutch writer and journalist. Her first book was published in 2016. Her second novel, What I’d Rather Not Think About (2020), was shortlisted for the European Union Prize for Literature, and the 2023 English translation was nominated for the International Booker Prize. That same year, she published a third book exploring the portrayal of women in Dutch folklore. She lives in Amsterdam.
TRANSLATION
Blanka Konečná
