'In the back room, on the birthdays of so many, awaits you: the cold buffet. Stand up, join the queue, serve yourself, set down, pull up a chair, eat up, stand up, join the queue, serve yourself, set down, say your words, pull up a chair, eat up, stand up, join the queue, serve yourself, serve yourself, serve yourself, serve yourself, set down, pull up a chair, eat up, stand up, join the queue, serve yourself, serve yourself, set down, pull up a chair, eat up, stand up…'


Through idiosyncratic observations, Van Dalen leads the reader into the strange world of the farcical everyday, where absurdity wells up. In surreal scenes, wordplay, and imagery, he unveils the human tragedy of banal tableaux.


On May 30, Stijn van Dalen presents his debut collection 'Koud buffet', published by Proces-Verbaal. Guest appearances by: Lucie de Droom and Yormie Aboe Dzaki.