Dangerous Obsessions, by Bob Van Laerhoven
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Tight, taut and shocking, these stories all have warped love as the source of violence. Belgian/Flemish author, Bob Van Laerhoven, winner of the USA Best Book Award 2014 in the category "Mystery/Suspense" and the Hercule Poirot Prize with his controversial novel, Baudelaire's Revenge, connects the fate of individuals with profound social changes. Van Laerhoven has been a travel writer in conflict-zones from 1990 until 2003 and echos of his experiences trickle through these confronting and thrilling tales, set in civil war-torn Algeria in the fifties, in a gypsy populated Polish concentration-camp during WWII, in a Peruvian border-town where stealing is a deadly art, in Liberia during the civil war in the nineties, and in Belgian Congo during the bloody uproar in the sixties. Omnia vincit amor-Love conquers all-the saying goes. But not our Dangerous Obsessions.
Dangerous Obsessions, by Bob Van Laerhoven- Amazon Sales Rank: #4810406 in Books
- Published on: 2015-03-31
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.02" h x .18" w x 5.98" l, .27 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 74 pages
Review (...) "surprise discovery."(...) I read this collection of short stories that has been translated into English and found them to be very compelling with nary a slip in the translation that might cause confusion. The Flemish author Bob Van Laerhoven translated several of the stories himself and did a fine job. (2015 - Best Books Read So Far - Island Editions The central theme of the five stories is war, love (erotic, parental, fraternal and friendly) and obsessions. All the stories are grim, dramatic, and carry a lot of psychological pain. They leave to the reader a bitter taste about humanity. But they are also breathtaking and enthralling. (...) The author does a great work to capture the reader's attention from the beginning. He describes the scenes so well that readers get a feeling that they are real. (....) I recommend this collection to anyone who likes dramatic and down to the earth crime/ mystery stories. (Castor onlinebookclub.org)Of the dozen or so stand-out individual short story collections I enjoyed in 2015, the Belgian author Bob Van Laerhoven's was the standy-outiest. Van Laerhoven's stories always surprise without descending into the cheap thrills of fakery and he uses his journalistic experience to write about the cold and the cruel aspects of human nature with unflinching truth. (Author Hubert O' Hearn in The 2015 Books Of The Year - San Diego Book Review)Each story is a lot more than just a tale; they are all profound studies of the human soul, the conditions of war and upheaval, the world we've created around us, and the double-edged sword known as love. Though this might seem like a rather grandiose ambition, to reflect on so many questions lacking concrete, once-and-for-all answers, but it ends up making for a captivating and fascinating read that sets itself apart from other books by just how much it makes you think. When it comes to the writing itself, the pen that brought us Baudelaire's Revenge is still strong as ever, hindered in no way by the fact that it had to be translated. The stories all flow beautifully from one scene to the next, and Laerhoven really has a gift for using the specific words that will hook the reader in, the words that allow him to express his ideas to his full satisfaction. Be warned that there are some relatively graphic moments in there, though in my opinion they only serve to make the stories more memorable, the kind that will etch themselves into your mind for a long time to come. All things considered, Dangerous Obsessions is a different kind of book from what you'd expect to find amongst today's vampires and werewolves; it is a philosophical exploration of the human condition, a confrontation with the darkest corners of our minds. I highly recommend this moving and gripping collection of stories to anyone seeking to be moved by something truly thought-provoking.(David Ben Efraim - Quick Book Reviews )
From the Author I'm a Belgian/Flemish author who was a fulltime travel writer in mostly conflict-torn regions in the period 1990- end of 2003. Those thirteen years have influenced my literary writing a lot. The five stories in "Dangerous Obsessions" are based on some of my experiences in war-conditions, but I've chosen to inject those personal emotions into fictitious stories, set in different countries and time-frames. I wanted some distance between me and my characters in these stories, so that I could feel free to express via my protagonists some of my deepest feelings about war, love, and obsession. I consider "Dangerous Obsessions" as an excellent introduction to my theme(s) and style(s).
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I've read during one night all the stories, being ... By Henri Patrik I've read during one night all the stories, being five pure gems of literary pleasure. As I've stated earlier, I consider the author of "Baudelaire's revenge" whose books are actually published on the other side of the ocean, as the Belgian Edgar Allan Poe. A few stories in "Dangerous Obsessions" remind me of that author, the uncrowned king of the "dark poetry" who invented what is now called "thriller." Especially the stories "Checkmate in Chimbote," "The prodigal son" and "Lilies of the valley" have touched me deeply. In those stories, one can recognize immediately the pen that has brought "Baudelaire's Revenge" on paper. This Flemish author gives the 'thriller' a new dimension; he exposes masterly the darkest corners of the human brain, pinning the reader in his seat. A must for anyone who reads the language of Shakespeare and who likes macabre stories.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Stories that force you to think about the world humanity has created By Hugh M. In my eyes, Bob Van Laerhoven is an author who’s swimming upstream in a book market that is flooded with shape shifters, werewolves, vampires and other “distracting” pastimes. Instead, Laerhoven writes stories that force you to think about the world that humanity has created. That seems a bit ponderous, and in a way it is. But it’s also fascinating. Set in different countries and periods – with nearly always the background of war - the five stories in this collection paint an alarming fresco of the human condition. They are tragic and twinge the reader. Although particular thrilling and compelling, they are a confrontation in lieu of amusement. Twisted love is the leitmotiv for the protagonists: between Legion-soldiers in Algeria during the civil war of the fifties, between a Belgian drunk and a Peruvian trickster in the raucous border city of Chimbote, between a Flemish mother and her black stepson whom she has saved – in a very peculiar and dramatic way – during the uproar in Belgian Congo in the sixties, between a gypsy prisoner and her little brother in a WW2-concentration camp, and, finally, between a Belgian war writer and a child soldier in Liberia during the nineties. Not only the scope of these stories is surprising; also the depth of Laerhoven’s analysis of the human soul, and the variety of styles he uses. “Dangerous Obsessions” may take you out of your comfort-zone, but the stories will linger for a long time in your thoughts.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent Collection! By Denise I am a big fan of Bob Van Laerhoven’s work and was thrilled to receive a review copy of “Dangerous Obsessions.” The collection includes five short stories illustrating different human relationships and the emotions and circumstances that bind them. With a philosophical eye on life, each is filled with real-world drama coupled with a basic sense of survival. The detailed descriptions and realistic dialogue brought the stories to life, capturing my attention from beginning to end. I enjoyed these thought-provoking journeys into crises of war, as well as internal human conflict and would not hesitate to recommend them to others.
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