Leon de Winter: City of Dogs

Although the father-daughter relationship was never particularly close, Hollander finds an emotional connection to his daughter through the search. Ten years later, now retired, he receives a request from Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS), who asks the doctor to save his daughter's life. It quickly becomes clear that this is not just a medical case, but one with diplomatic implications. 


Leon de Winter was born in 's-Hertogenbosch in 1954 to Orthodox Jewish parents. He has been working as a freelance author and filmmaker since 1976. His most recent novels are “Ein gutes Herz” (A Good Heart, 2013), ‘Geronimo’ (2016), and “Stadt der Hunde” (City of Dogs, 2025). De Winter lives in Amsterdam with his wife, the writer Jessica Durlacher.


The event will be moderated by Maria Ossowski.