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Neil Cocker was born in Scotland in 1972. After graduating from Aberdeen University he ventured overseas, and has since lived and worked in Lithuania, Australia, Amsterdam, Singapore, and Luxembourg. He likes to write about emigrants and expats, displaced Scots and cultural dislocation, and how the shadow of the past darkens the present. Amsterdam Rampant was inspired by his experience of trying to live a quiet life in Amsterdam but failing spectacularly due to the regular visits of pleasure seekers, rascals, and rapscallions from the old country. His short stories have won prizes (Canongate 2001), been shortlisted for prizes (Bridport 2010), published in print (New Writing Scotland 21 & 23), and been taught on a Scottish Literature course ...more

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	Amsterdam Rampant 3.88 avg rating — 592 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Dundee International Book Prize 2012 Shortlist by Jacob M. Appel (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Stephanie Siciarz (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Pippa Goldschmidt (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Ten years ago, I took the decision to self-publish my novel Amsterdam Rampant.

I’d come close to getting a publishing deal twice, but both times fell short at the final hurdle. The publishers were full of praise, but there was always a but: your novel isn’t commercial enough; it doesn’t fit neatly into a genre; it’s a man’s book and men don’t buy books.

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