Zon over de peel - Toon Kortooms leestip Just like his father

Just like his father

they notice a fierljeppen competition in progress

translating their meaning for the modern reader

it features a Venlo Jocus carnival prince in New Zealand ("Kiwiland") and the miraculous resurrection of soldier Sjaak Segers

Zon over de peel - Toon Kortooms leestip Just like his fatherLike many of his other popular works, Zon over de Peel is a collection of short, humorous sketches and stories. The book is an ode to the peatlands of North Brabant and Limburg (De Peel) and the colourful characters who live there. Where the Peel was often described in older literature as a bleak, dark and impoverished place, Kortooms literally and figuratively shines a 'sun' on it in this book. He highlights the warmth, humanity and indestructible