{"id":5,"date":"2018-11-27T21:38:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T20:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kirstengroot.com\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-08-06T09:17:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T08:17:01","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kirstengroot.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Houd je van boeken en Japan? Top, ik ook! Daarom heb ik ervoor gekozen om boeken te schrijven met vroegmodern Japan als inspiratiebron. Mijn <em>fantasy <\/em>serie <a title=\"Over Shirareta Sekai\" href=\"https:\/\/kirstengroot.com\/over-shirareta-sekai\/\"><em>Shirareta Sekai<\/em><\/a> (&#8216;de bekende wereld&#8217;) is een afgeronde trilogie bestaande uit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">De terugkeer van Layhar (2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">De keuze van Amar (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">De draden van Ai (2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">De wereldbouw, personages en gebeurtenissen zit vol elementen van en verwijzingen naar Japanse geschiedenis en folklore. Wil je daar meer over weten? Neem dan een kijkje bij mijn <a href=\"http:\/\/kirstengroot.com\/artikelen\/\">artikelen<\/a>\u30fd(\u00b4\u2200\uff40\u30fd)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Dit boek is niet alleen een mooi literaire pareltje, ook een verhaal met een oude ziel. Je wilt meer weten, ik wil meer weten!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nakitaslibrary.nl\/?p=5311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nakita&#8217;s Library<\/a> &#8211; 13\/04\/2019 &#8211; \u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Ben je eigenlijk helemaal niet zo&#8217;n Japan-fan? Geen probleem! De&nbsp;<em>fantasy&nbsp;<\/em>wereld is dan misschien iets anders dan je gewend bent, maar laat dat je niet afschrikken. De charme van een fictieve wereld is juist het onbekende, of niet? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"987\" data-attachment-id=\"877\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirstengroot.com\/en\/home\/boek_op_reis_9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kirstengroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/boek_op_reis_9.jpg?fit=1200%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"boek_op_reis_9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kirstengroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/boek_op_reis_9.jpg?fit=740%2C987&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kirstengroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/boek_op_reis_9.jpg?resize=740%2C987&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fantasy boek Shirareta Sekai 1 - De terugkeer van Layhar in Tokyo, Japan\" class=\"wp-image-877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kirstengroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/boek_op_reis_9.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kirstengroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/boek_op_reis_9.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kirstengroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/boek_op_reis_9.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kirstengroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/boek_op_reis_9.jpg?resize=9%2C12&amp;ssl=1 9w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kirstengroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/boek_op_reis_9.jpg?resize=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kirstengroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/boek_op_reis_9.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kirstengroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/boek_op_reis_9.jpg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kirstengroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/boek_op_reis_9.jpg?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kirstengroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/boek_op_reis_9.jpg?resize=1125%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 1125w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kirstengroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/boek_op_reis_9.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mijn eerste boek in Tokyo &lt;3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-events wp-block-coblocks-events-front-container\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-front-events-swiper-container\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper-loading\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><button class=\"wp-coblocks-events-nav-button__prev\" id=\"wp-coblocks-event-swiper-prev\" style=\"visibility:hidden\"><\/button><button class=\"wp-coblocks-events-nav-button__next\" id=\"wp-coblocks-event-swiper-next\" style=\"visibility:hidden\"><\/button><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel external\"><div class=\"coblocks-swiper swiper-container pb-8\" data-swiper=\"{&quot;slidesToScroll&quot;:1,&quot;arrow&quot;:true,&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:2,&quot;infinite&quot;:true,&quot;adaptiveHeight&quot;:false,&quot;draggable&quot;:true,&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;responsive&quot;:[{&quot;breakpoint&quot;:1024,&quot;settings&quot;:{&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:3}},{&quot;breakpoint&quot;:600,&quot;settings&quot;:{&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:2}},{&quot;breakpoint&quot;:480,&quot;settings&quot;:{&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:1}}]}\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\" ><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__item swiper-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__content\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-16T16:13:28+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__date\">16 May 2026<\/time><a href=\"https:\/\/kirstengroot.com\/en\/14-ik-ga-stoppen-met-meta-dus-het-is-tijd-voor-een-nieuwsbrief\/\" alt=\"#14. Ik ga stoppen met Meta dus het is tijd voor een nieuwsbrief\">#14. Ik ga stoppen met Meta dus het is tijd voor een nieuwsbrief<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__excerpt\">Zoals de titel al duidelijk maakt, ik ga stoppen met Meta. De &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__item swiper-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__content\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-04T16:47:38+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__date\">4 November 2025<\/time><a href=\"https:\/\/kirstengroot.com\/en\/terug-naar-japan-na-6-jaar\/\" alt=\"#13. Terug naar Japan na 6 jaar\">#13. Terug naar Japan na 6 jaar<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__excerpt\">In de maand van pompoenen en heksenhoedjes ben ik voor het eerst &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__item swiper-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__content\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-12T16:55:27+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__date\">12 August 2025<\/time><a href=\"https:\/\/kirstengroot.com\/en\/boekentip-leer-hoe-patriarchaten-werken-in-allan-johnsons-the-gender-knot\/\" alt=\"Boekentip! Leer hoe patriarchaten werken in Allan Johnsons The Gender Knot\">Boekentip! Leer hoe patriarchaten werken in Allan Johnsons The Gender Knot<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__excerpt\">Als er \u00e9\u00e9n boek is dat ik vorig jaar heb gelezen en &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__item swiper-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__content\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-27T09:40:23+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-post-carousel__date\">27 April 2025<\/time><a href=\"https:\/\/kirstengroot.com\/en\/12-nieuw-huis-nieuw-project-wat-komt-er-na-shirareta-sekai\/\" alt=\"#12. Nieuw huis, nieuw project &#8211; Wat komt er na Shirareta Sekai?\">#12. 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