Tom Naegels' novel 'Cut loose' to be published in Hungarian

Hungarian rights for Tom Naegels' novel Cut loose have been sold tot Silenos Publishers.

Cut Loose - the movie, based upon the novel by Tom Naegels

(Still from the movie Cut Loose.)

Following the selection of Cut Loose for the Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal Gazette called Cut Loose 'very entertaining' (read the article here).

And there's already a French review (Grégory Cavinato at Webzine):

"'Comment aborder des thèmes graves sur un ton léger.' Tel semble être le credo du réalisateur flamand Jan Verheyen qui reprend ici le parti pris du best-seller éponyme de Tom Naegels. Un roman à la première personne qui aborde, au premier plan, le thème du racisme ordinaire dans cette métropole grouillante qu’est Anvers. De l’obligation pour les nouveaux immigrés de se retrouver dans des 'groupes d’aide à l’intégration' tels des élèves de maternelle devant s’acquitter de 'devoirs' humiliants à réaliser, preuves aux yeux des autorités d’une véritable volonté d’intégration, du regard plein de haine ou d’incompréhension d’une partie de la population, des accusations de 'profiteurs' proférées avec colère par les braves travailleurs bien de chez nous qui, en 40-45, ont vaillament versé leur sang pour leur patrie et se considèrent ainsi comme ayant droit aux privilèges, en passant par les persécutions policières souvent dignes des plus graves infractions aux droits de l’homme élémentaires et, enfin, par les combines ridicules que bien des individus doivent inventer pour acquérir leurs papiers officiels, Los déverse ainsi un véritable inventaire…"

Read the article in full.

Cut Loose - the movie, based upon the novel by Tom Naegels

(Still from the movie Cut Loose.)

The movie Cut Loose is based on the awardwinning novel by Tom Naegels. Cut Loose was selected for the Montréal World Film Festival, where it was received with a lot of enthousiasm.

Cut Loose tells the story of Tom, an idealistic young journalist, who is about to settle down with his girlfriend when his life and views are shaken up by beautiful Pakistani refugee Nadia. At work, his ideals are challenged by the harsh reality of modern urban society, while his flamboyant grandfather fights his last personal battle – a battle for his right to die. Cut Loose is a funny, heartfelt and emotional film about very serious issues. It is the first comedy made in Belgium about euthanasia and the confusions of the multicultural society.

The Belgian premiere of the movie is set for september 11. Do visit www.losdefilm.be for more info. The site also features a very nice trailer.

Meulenhoff/Manteau has released a special edition of Cut Loose.

Slovenian magazine publishes Tom Naegels and JMH Berckmans

(Tom Naegels as photographed by Koen Broos. This fall the movie based upon Naegels' awardwinning novel Los will released.)

Slovenian literary magazine Sodobnost publishes a Slovenian translation of stories by Tom Naegels and JMH Berckmans. The compiler and translator of the Flemish anthology is professor Mateja Selikar, a noted Slovenian translator of Dutch and Flemish literature. The anthology will be published this fall.