Tobi Lakmaker's The History of My Sexuality is an irreverent and charmingly chaotic debut about queer sexuality and the highs and lows of your 20s caused a sensation in Europe on first publication. Tobi was named as the new literary talent of 2021 in Vogue magazine in the Netherlands. The novel was published in English in 2024 and his visit to West Cork was supported by the Dutch Foundation for Literature/Nederlands Letterenfonds as part of their New Dutch Writing programme. This podcast was recorded at West Cork Literary Festival on 16 July 2024 and Tobi was in conversation with Sasha de Buyl.

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Tobi Lakmaker was born in 1994 and lives in Amsterdam. He writes columns for De Groene Amsterdammer and LINDA.meiden. The History of My Sexuality is his first book. It was translated into English by Kristen Gehrman and published by Granta in January 2024.

Tobi Lakmaker’s attendance at West Cork Literary Festival is supported by the Dutch Foundation for Literature/Nederlands Letterenfonds as part of their New Dutch Writing programme.

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