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 The book cover features a picture of Fortuyn saluting at a 2001 Livable Netherlands meeting,[1] along with a subtitle that promises to provide the reader with a "merciless analysis" of the public sector alongside recommendations on how to restore it to its former glory. | |
| Author | Pim Fortuyn |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Select Interface |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
| Subject | Various political issues, from healthcare reform to immigration policy. |
| Genre | Political non-fiction |
| Publisher | Karakter (Uithoorn), Speakers Academy (Rotterdam) |
Publication date | de facto: March 12, 2002[2] officially: March 14, 2002[2] |
| Pages | 186 |
| ISBN | 90-6112-911-7 |
| OCLC | 783055562 |
| LC Class | JN5801 .F674 2002 |
De puinhopen van acht jaar Paars (pronounced [də ˈpœynɦoːpə(ɱ) vɑn ɑx caːr ˈpaːrs] , English: The Wreckage of Eight Years of Purple) is a political non-fiction book released by the Dutch political commentator and aspiring lawmaker Pim Fortuyn in 2002, two months prior to his assassination. In the book, Fortuyn sharply criticizes the then ruling "Purple" coalition government and its direct predecessor (both composed of PvdA, VVD and D66) on nearly all areas of their policies.
The book went on to become the first and only bestseller for Fortuyn, whose previous writing career had not yielded any great successes.[3] Puinhopen was reprinted more than nine times, and had sold 270,000 copies by its tenth anniversary in 2012.[4]
De puinhopen van acht jaar paars was termed by many Dutch media, as well as by Fortuyn himself, the official election manifesto of the Pim Fortuyn List (of which Fortuyn was the founder and lijsttrekker),[5][6][7][8] but Fortuyn later retracted these claims.[9][10]
- ^ Robin Utrecht (2001-11-25). "HILVERSUM-LEEFBAAR NEDERLAND-FORTUYN". ANP. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ a b "Fortuyn komt met programma in boek" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 2002-03-13. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ Peter van der Heiden (2012-05-03). "'Moord op Fortuyn was schokkend, maar geen breuk in de Nederlandse politiek'" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "Tien hoofdrolspelers maken de balans op van de erfenis van Fortuyn" (PDF) (Press release) (in Dutch). Karakter B.V. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ "De puinhopen van acht jaar Paars" (in Dutch). NOS Journaal. 2002-03-12. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "Nederland kiest – partijen – LPF" (in Dutch). NOS. 2002. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ Jan Reiff (2002-03-12). "De puinhopen van 8 jaars paars, volgens Fortuyn" (in Dutch). VARA/NPS/NOS Nova / Den Haag Vandaag. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "Fortuyn wil Nederland grondig verbouwen" (in Dutch). AD. 2002-03-13. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "Lijst 0 Boekpresentatie & Taart" (in Dutch). BNN Lijst 0. 2002-03-14. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "Taart Incident Pim Fortuyn" (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. 2002-03-14. Retrieved 2013-04-15.