Niels Springveld studied comparative literature at Utrecht University and is an editor at de Nederlandse Boekengids/the Dutch Review of Books. He is writing a book on the history of autism.
Niels Springveld
Editor
de Nederlandse Boekengids/the Dutch Review of Books
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