Exit 23

In Afslag 23, the main character Eus, a boy who grows up on the fringes of society, does his utmost to make something of his life through trial and error. Surprisingly enough, he has the perfect girlfriend, quickly finds a job as a sales representative and travels criss-cross through the Netherlands in that capacity. While his life on paper is improving, Eus feels himself getting smaller after every new experience. In all the mirrors that are held up to him, he sees someone else, with whom he finds it difficult to identify. Especially around his childhood friends, two birds of paradise, he wonders what is actually left of him. Eus scalps the hypocrisy of the middle class and soon discovers that he can morally defeat everyone, with the exception of one person: himself. This leads to a relapse into old habits, which are not necessarily appreciated by everyone.

Exit 23 is the new novel by Özcan Akyol, better known as Eus. Like no other, he knows how to wrap the bitter seriousness of life in pitch-black humor. The raw language and unprecedented speed of this book make the author an elusive phenomenon. Eus is one of the most important literary voices of his generation.

Özcan Akyol is a television and radio producer, columnist, but above all the author of two controversial novels (Eus and Toerist) and of the most discussed Book Week essay of recent years, General without an army.