Review
"Hilarious attack on the crooked world of banking" Vrij Nederland
"A page-turner, what a great debut!" De Pers
"Mark Schalekamp proves: Holland's Got Talent" Financieele Dagblad
Product Description
Hugo Stadman is a thirty-something private banker in Amsterdam. Membership of the prestigious Batavia Club holds the key to getting ahead in the world, he thinks. But Hugo has much to hide, including his family background and his own far from impeccable behaviour.
The Parvenu is a novel about the longing to be someone you're not, about human fallibility, love and addiction. Fast-paced and funny, the trials and tribulations of Hugo Stadman are poignant and intriguing.
Mark Schalekamp's (The Netherlands, 1968) debut in 1997 was the publication of the poem Voetbal & Meisjes in the magazine Hard Gras, followed in 2000 by a collection of short stories published by Uitgeverij Thomas Rap as De Rebellenclub. He subsequently founded the company Robin Good, a pioneer in the area of socially responsible entrepreneurship. The Parvenu is his first novel.
The Parvenu is a novel about the longing to be someone you're not, about human fallibility, love and addiction. Fast-paced and funny, the trials and tribulations of Hugo Stadman are poignant and intriguing.
Mark Schalekamp's (The Netherlands, 1968) debut in 1997 was the publication of the poem Voetbal & Meisjes in the magazine Hard Gras, followed in 2000 by a collection of short stories published by Uitgeverij Thomas Rap as De Rebellenclub. He subsequently founded the company Robin Good, a pioneer in the area of socially responsible entrepreneurship. The Parvenu is his first novel.
In the Netherlands The Parvenu is a great success, it reached best-sellerstatus in half a year, film rights were sold to Eyeworks, the Netherlands' leading film producers.
