Viola van de Sandt

Viola van de Sandt

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Viola van de Sandt has degrees in journalism, comparative literature and English literature from King's College, London. Her debut novel, The Dinner Party, was published by Tinder Press in the UK and Little, Brown in the US in November. A draft of a previous novel was longlisted in the 2019 Mslexia novel competition. She lives in the Netherlands.

Latest articles by Viola van de Sandt

A gala at the Excelsior Hotel in Venice, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
I Hate Hosting Dinner Parties, but I Love Watching Fictional Parties Derail

Opinion Hating dinner parties as a child, Viola van de Sandt now finds joy in their chaos—at least on screen. From burned canapés to family confrontations, fictional parties reveal women’s transformation, independence, and self-discovery.

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