23C32
A novel about care, control, memory and the things that refuse to fit a category.
23C32 is a Dutch literary novel set inside a society that has learned to make care feel seamless. Its systems soften voices, anticipate discomfort and keep every life within a readable range. The story follows the small differences that remain when a world has become very good at removing edges.
Across twenty-four chapters, Gjules, Seelinne and Maránne encounter the limits of a system that can register almost everything except the meaning of what cannot be proved. The book carries the same question as the essays into fiction: who decides what counts as a signal, a risk or a human reason?
Contents
01Register02Slaaprest03Woorden die niet helpen04Herstelhuis05Seelinne06De tweede stilte07Lokale heranalyse08Koffie09Het lied onder de brug10Maránne spreekt te helder11Apollo’s beleefdheid12Het oude woord13Synchronized Sound Systems14De wereld vóór gladheid15Seelinne kiest niet16De Board-taal17Maránne en de regen1822B8819Veertien dagen20De zachte melding21Apollo’s archief22Maránne verdwijnt bijna23De keuze in de verkeerde lijn24Wat niet bewezen werd