'Het scheve meisje' by Yvon Né at Literature & Music (Nieuwe Veste)

In the 1950s, a married life is considered complete only when there are children. So, a child comes, a daughter. But not the girl the parents hoped for, not a child to show off, but one to be ashamed of. Her parents are afraid of the unreachable being that no one seems to need. They do not see how this girl is aware of living in a world for which the instructions are missing. 

In Het scheve meisje, Yvon Né finds words for the way a child between 2 and 11 looks, lives, and feels. A child who interprets the things around her in her own way, to make the world manageable, and who is not understood by her environment.
The book is troubling because it shows how differently people who are worlds apart can see reality and how impossible contact and understanding become because of that.
In the parent-child relationship, this perspective is new and frightening. A child who is unreachable for their parents, a child who feels they do not meet their parents' wishes. Heartwarming and touching. 

Literature & Music is a collaboration between Breda Library and Muzieksalon Spronk. 

With the cooperation of:

• Astrid Schijns (cello) 
• Jetje van Wijk (piano)
• Narrator: Yvon Né 

The show about Het scheve meisje will be performed twice:

• Monday 2 February, 14:30 - 16:00: Concert Hall Nieuwe Veste, Molenstraat 6, Breda. 
• Thursday 5 February, 20:15 – 21:45: Het Gele Huis, Haagse Markt 6 behind, Princenhage.

For information and reservations: www.muzieksalonspronk.nl/het-scheve-meisje or by phone 076 5203 780 / 06 40 96 86 46