Saved sentences: reflections on Louis Paul Boon

In the Boon year 2012, probably a hundred thousand books about Boon will be published. I'm not saying that Kathy De Nève's book will cause the most dust. But that it will make a big impression left and right, that's as certain as two plus two equals four. You can set your watch by that!' That is what author Erik Vlaminck writes in his foreword about this book. The author has - coincidentally - met with the descendants of Louis Paul Boon and through them with friends from back then and people from now, who never knew the artist himself, but have immersed themselves in his work, such as actress Antje De Boeck. In addition to her, other well-known and lesser-known, living and deceased Boon experts allow us to look into their kitchens and into their souls. The author approaches them all in a respectful, passionate way and manages to give the interviews a considerable literary content. As a result, 'Opgespaarde Zinnen - Re!eties over Louis Paul Boon' does not read as a series of interviews, but as a poetic wandering through Boontjesland. This book is also richly provided with illustrations, both from the archives of the Antwerp Le!erenhuis and from private collections of the interviewees.