{"id":4414,"date":"2021-11-23T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T12:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwstaging.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/ik-houd-van-verhalen-waarbij-je-je-afvraagt-wow-is-dit-echt-gebeurd-lex-boon\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T10:12:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T10:12:15","slug":"i-like-stories-that-make-you-wonder-wow-did-this-really-happen-lex-boon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/i-like-stories-that-make-you-wonder-wow-did-this-really-happen-lex-boon\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI like stories that make you wonder: Wow, did this really happen?\u201d \u2013 Lex Boon"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4414\" class=\"elementor elementor-4414 elementor-3376\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b7498 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6b7498\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2607c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d2607c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Lex Boon works as a freelance journalist for, among others, Amsterdam-based newspaper Het Parool. He\u2019s also building a reputation for himself as a writer of non-fiction stories that have proven to be real page turners (De Diepvriesman, 2014; Ananas, 2019 &amp; Mr. Kaor Yamamoto, 2020). By asking questions with an almost childlike curiosity, Lex manages to also arouse the reader\u2019s curiosity. His most recent book, De man die van zijn been een lamp maakte (The man who made a lamp out of his leg), is a collection of 29 incredible but true stories that he has published over the years.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72c5d3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a72c5d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3271e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3271e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69dced9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69dced9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"text-block block columns-1\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 offset-lg-1 col-lg-10 offset-xl-2 col-xl-8\"><div class=\"text-block__text-wrapper rich-text d-block\"><p><strong>Were your presentations and papers in primary school already as original as your work is now?<br \/><\/strong>\u2018I remember being sent to the library when I was in primary school, to summarize and retell the information from these little documentation booklets; I thought that was so dumb! So, I don\u2019t remember whether I gave any great presentations, but I do recall not enjoying that very much. It\u2019s much more fun to investigate things yourself, right? Summarizing and reciting old information did not spark my curiosity. I do remember giving a presentation about orcas. That was after I\u2019d seen Free Willy (the 1993 movie, ed.), of course.\u2019<\/p><p><strong>Where does your curiosity come from?<br \/><\/strong>\u2018I think I\u2019ve always been curious. I don\u2019t really know where that comes from. I used to be quite shy. If I wanted to ask something, I always thought: Why would I ask that? Why would anyone want to answer this question? The great thing about being a journalist is that now I always have a reason to ask someone something. I love that about my job.\u2019<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788c639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"788c639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"913\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/foto-3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-5892\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/foto-3.jpeg 913w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/foto-3-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/foto-3-768x490.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 913px) 100vw, 913px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b9ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b9ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"text-block block columns-1\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 offset-lg-1 col-lg-10 offset-xl-2 col-xl-8\"><div class=\"text-block__text-wrapper rich-text d-block\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"text-block block columns-1\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 offset-lg-1 col-lg-10 offset-xl-2 col-xl-8\"><div class=\"text-block__text-wrapper rich-text d-block\"><p><strong>In addition to being a writer, you also work as a freelance journalist. What does that profession entail?<br \/><\/strong>\u2018Every month, I write a few stories for Het Parool magazine. These are mainly stories about the city. I like to go out and about with extraordinary people or visit remarkable events. I recently wrote an article about the Spuistraat in Amsterdam. I\u2019ve been exploring the neighbourhood in recent years, looking for stories of what goes on behind people\u2019s doors. And I always have projects in the works involving bigger stories that could result in a podcast, a new book or maybe a documentary. There are stories of which you immediately know that they\u2019re bigger than just a newspaper article. And then I start following such events for a longer period of time. Sometimes I put a lot of work into something and it eventually leads to nothing, in other cases things suddenly result in a new book.\u2019<\/p><p><strong>You could argue that everyone can be a storyteller nowadays (using social media). What makes a story good or interesting?<br \/><\/strong>\u2018Telling a story is an art. There are good stories that are poorly told. But what is it that makes a story good? It must contain some form of development, we should be able to learn from it\u2026 For me, a good story sparks curiosity. And it all starts with a good question. For example, a colleague of mine was wondering where the water of the Amstel river originates. I think that\u2019s a fantastic question. It seems simple, but during the search the answer turned out to be far more complicated.\u2019<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b6875 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12b6875\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a9a87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44a9a87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1375285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1375285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1155\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fkeu-21-lex-boon-03-zww-3.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-3382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fkeu-21-lex-boon-03-zww-3.png 1155w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fkeu-21-lex-boon-03-zww-3-300x266.png 300w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fkeu-21-lex-boon-03-zww-3-1024x908.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fkeu-21-lex-boon-03-zww-3-768x681.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1155px) 100vw, 1155px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afd62bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afd62bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e05bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49e05bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Your most recent book is a collection of non-fiction stories. Why is it important to you that a story is true?<br \/><\/strong>\u2018I\u2019m essentially a journalist, so I\u2019m a real non-fiction writer. I don\u2019t think I could easily write a novel. You create a character that goes out the door and then you need to decide whether he turns left or right. And you have to think about the clothes he\u2019s wearing and why. That\u2019s just not for me. I really enjoy checking reality, it provides support. Plus, reality is crazy enough. Just go and see what fantastic stories are actually taking place. I like stories that make you wonder: Wow, did this really happen? But they have to be true.\u2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25a648 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a25a648\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df19ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4df19ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Which story from the new book has stayed with you the most?<br \/><\/strong>\u2018My publisher wanted to publish a collection of my stories. At first, I felt a little uncomfortable about that. Those stories have already been written and published, so why the need to also put them in a booklet? But I did have a lot of fun reading through my old stories. So in the end, I made a selection based on certain criteria. Do I have good memories of it? Were the people nice? Did their characters stand out? So basically, I like all the stories in the book. For example: A night at CS (Amsterdam Central Station, ed.). A pretty mediocre title perhaps, but I really enjoyed making that story. I enjoy staying in one place for a longer period of time, to observe and to talk to people. To just see what\u2019s happening. I like stories about things that happen day in and day out, things we all see but not consciously register. Like those large ships that enter the harbour to unload soy. You see them passing, but you rarely think about the people on board. Who are those people? What\u2019s their life like?\u2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeaa2c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eeaa2c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732de1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"732de1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301e786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"301e786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Do you ever find yourself diving into a story of which the ending eventually falls flat? And how do you deal with that?<br \/><\/strong>\u2018Usually I just tell it as it is. One of my most read stories is about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parool.nl\/nieuws\/veertig-jaar-schreef-hij-vanuit-japan-naar-volendam-maar-waarom~b56d4c41\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mr. Kaor, the Japanese man<\/a>\u00a0who, for 40 years, wrote the same letter over and over to a hotel in Volendam. A big and long story for which I eventually even travelled to Japan to visit this mysterious man and ask him why he was writing all those letters to that hotel. And after all the effort and energy I put into it, it turned out he didn\u2019t really have a reason for it. All I can do then is to just write down what happened. It was a story with a huge anti-climax, but it worked.\u2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d35034 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d35034\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef0d85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ef0d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kaor-3.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-3384\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kaor-3.png 827w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kaor-3-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kaor-3-768x951.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a175c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10a175c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-831b092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"831b092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What else can we expect from you as a writer?<br \/><\/strong>A specific project that will probably become a book, is about the robbery of a Van Gogh painting from the Singer Laren museum, last March. I\u2019ve been following the case since the first press conference, when it was announced that the painting had been stolen. I\u2019ve been following what\u2019s happening behind the scenes for over a year now. How\u2019s the museum handling the theft? How does art detective Arthur Brand, who\u2019s trying to retrieve the painting, work? The moment I realised this was book material was when I started wondering how many Van Goghs have been stolen. No one really seemed to have a clear answer to that question. So I started to do archival research to map out which Van Gogh paintings have been stolen throughout history. Turns out there are dozens of them and each stolen painting has its own beautiful background story.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexboon.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lexboon.nl<\/a><br \/>Featured image:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.renatebeense.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Renate Beense<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lex Boon works as a freelance journalist for, among others, Amsterdam-based newspaper Het Parool. He\u2019s also building a reputation for himself as a writer of non-fiction stories that have proven to be real page turners (De Diepvriesman, 2014; Ananas, 2019 &amp; Mr. Kaor Yamamoto, 2020). 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