Boudewijn Buch - A December Tale

Boudewijn Büch A December Tale Sewn with cahier stitch 1985 22.5 x 16.3 cm 17 pages edition of 100 numbered copies This is a publication by Uitgeverij Salix Alba in Utrecht and was hand-set from the Times and printed on Ingres Fabriano in an edition of 100 numbered copies, I to XX were intended for the author.
Boudewijn Maria Ignatius Büch (1948– 2002) was a Dutch poet, writer, bibliophile, collector and television presenter. He wrote his last name with an umlaut, but that was an invention of his father that was only adopted by Boudewijn of his children. As a writer, Büch became best known for De kleine blonde dood (1985). Since 1985, the book has been published in more than thirty editions. The novel was filmed in 1993 by Jean van de Velde. As a television presenter, he made various programmes about literature and travel programmes under the title De wereld van Boudewijn Büch (The World of Boudewijn Büch). As a media personality, Büch became a well-known and enthusiastic, though not uncontroversial, cultural populariser. He created fictitious versions of his life, such as his origins, education, work and a fictitious son, not only in his novels but also by lying in interviews and to friends. Some friends realized this, but did not confront him with it (also because he sometimes abruptly broke off long-term pleasant contacts when contradicted), they took it for granted.