As a writer, Netty Nijhoff-Wind (1897 – 1971), the wife of the famous Dutch poet Martinus Nijhoff, chose the gender-neutral name A.H. Nijhoff – a clear choice, which nonetheless became the subject of rumours and speculation. Two Girls and I was reissued many times over the years until, in the eighties, this once controversial and pioneering novel was more or less forgotten. Lately, however, interest in ‘Two Girls’ is back.
