The Heroine’s Journey of Nanoucha van Moerkerkenland
What is the best thing that I love about my work?
Freedom.
What is my idea of happiness?
Trust.
What is my greatest fear?
Aggressiveness.
What is the trait that I most deplore in myself?
Anxiety.
Which living persons in my profession do i most admire?
Patrick Besson.
What is my greatest extravagance?
Having organized and participated in a Buzkashi.
On what occasion would I lie?
Only to strangers.
What is the thing that I dislike the most in my work?
Years it takes to write a sensitive book.
When and where was I the happiest, in my work?
At five AM, when the written page is hard as bone.
If I could, what would I change about myself?
My memory.
What is my greatest achievement in work?
Remember thoses who suffered.
Where would I most like to live?
Live in woods. And die in St Petersburg.
What is my most treasured possession?
The touch.
What is my most marked characteristic?
Polymorphy.
What is my most inspirational location, in my city?
The back of my horse.
What is my favorite place to eat and drink, in my city?
The edge of a fountain, lulled by the song of water.
What books influenced my life and how?
Les Brothers Karamazov. For purity of style and strength of substance : the holy childhood.
You Only Die Once. What music would I listen on my last day?
Bach, Violin Sonata n°1 in G minor. Played by Nathan Milstein.
Who is my hero or heroine in fiction?
Love in the time of cholera. For the patience of passion.
Who are my heroes and heroines in real life?
Mothers.
Which movie would i recommend to see once in a lifetime?
21 grams, by Alejandro Gonzales Iñarritu.
What role play stories in my life and work?
An escape from reality.
What do the words ‘You are the storyteller of your own life’ to me?
A missed appointment.
Who is my greatest fan, sponsor, partner in crime?
Myself.
Which people or companies would I like to work with ?
Emir Kusturica. I’ve written a movie for him. About the joyful death of a camarade.
What project am I looking forward to work on?
A novel titled : The greatest morning of the world.
Where can you see me or my work?
In my books or in my horse’s box.
What do the words “Passion Never Retires” mean to me?
Try again since everything is lost.
Which creative professionals should Peter invite to tell their story?
Graf Mourja.
How can you contact me?
Here you can find my books:
Gallimard, Le Cœur Content
Metropolis, Amour Mineur
Amour mineur – Editions Metropolis
La Grande Librairie, Le cœur content
« Le cœur content », premier roman intense de Nanoucha Van Moerkerkenland – YouTube
Signature Amour Mineur chez Gallimard
Nanoucha Van Moerkerkenland, “Amour mineur” – Le fléau de la pédocriminalité – YouTube