A Word that Conquers Death

• Stories about True Greatness
• Rob Riemen

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In 2010, Rob Riemen issued a remarkably prescient warning about the eternal return of fascism. It is time to listen to him again.

In this collection of four essays, Riemen tells the stories of men and women whose humanity embodied true greatness and demonstrated that hope is not lost. Their lives bear witness to the fact that there are still individuals willing to stand up for human dignity and the value of every human life.

How can we leave this age of anxiety behind and pave the way for a world in which people can once again live meaningful lives in freedom, truth, and justice? Riemen finds the answer in Machiavelli’s insight: we must return to the original idea of what it means to be human.

From Thomas Mann and George Orwell to Robert Oppenheimer, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and other lesser-known yet equally inspiring figures, Riemen transforms their life stories into a compelling call for the renewal of European humanism. He leaves the reader with the conviction that there is one force capable of overcoming war and fascism: hope grounded in the ideals of European humanism and its profound concern for the human soul.

• Original title: Woord dat de dood verslaat. Verhalen over ware grootheid
• Year of the edition: 2026
• Cover: paperback
• Original language: Dutch
• Translation: Svetlana Grubić Samaržija