{"id":22358,"date":"2026-05-13T19:18:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bakas.nl\/?page_id=22358"},"modified":"2026-06-03T10:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:19:45","slug":"the-reptile-funds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bakas.nl\/en\/vinco-david-foundation\/the-reptile-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reptile Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Reptile Funds
by Vinco David<\/span><\/h1>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1000px” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”margin: auto;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”75ab311a-1cd9-4e94-a1b9-42a8d49408b0″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_letter_spacing=”0.02em” text_line_height=”2.6em” ul_line_height=”2.6em” global_colors_info=”{}”]A major novel by renowned Dutch novelist Vinco David 1961-2023<\/p>\n

A story of Dutch-Indian masculine love in Amsterdam during the Financial Crisis of 2008.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/bakas.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Reptile-Funds-cover.jpeg” title_text=”The Reptile Funds cover” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_height=”500px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”30px||5px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=”no-padding” _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1535px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/bakas.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mauritshuis-Den-Haag.jpg” title_text=”Mauritshuis-Den-Haag” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”margin: auto;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”75ab311a-1cd9-4e94-a1b9-42a8d49408b0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#211452″ text_letter_spacing=”0.02em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

What Is The Reptile Funds About?<\/h2>\n

An enthralling novel, exposing love, greed, and the dark side of finance. A gripping narrative that unveils uncomfortable truths. You won’t want to put it down!<\/p>\n

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At first, it seemed nothing more than an innocent love affair between the Indo-Caribbean Arjun and Dutchman Reinier – two young men in Amsterdam starting out in their careers – but unwelcome truths about intolerance and institutional greed were soon revealed.<\/p>\n

From testimony to confession and back again, the revelations from Kochi in Southern India tell an extraordinary tale of passion, greed, fear and lies.<\/p>\n

Without Arjun’s story, we would still be in the dark about the devastating practices of wealth-obsessed bankers and the damage caused by a cynical disregard for people.<\/p>\n

Will love and truth survive while the guilty parties continue to evade justice? Arjun will let you bel the judge of that.<\/p>\n

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Get your complimentary copy<\/h2>\n

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\u200bNovelist Vinco David wanted every person in India to have access to The Reptile Funds<\/em><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

It is available either to buy in my webshop or later as a FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD.<\/p>\n

The complimentary version of The Reptile Funds<\/em><\/strong><\/span> will be made available thanks to funding by the novelist’s foundation: the Vinco David Foundation<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD in EPUB will be available in August.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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