Peter Delpeut (b.1956) is a Dutch author and filmmaker. He has written four novels, several essay books on art and film, and two lyrical books about long distance cycling. For his debut novel in 2007 he was nominated for the Gerard Walschap Prize and awarded the Halewijn Prize. He makes films in many genres: found footage, documentary and features. Many of them are critically acclaimed and prizewinning films, including Lyrical Nitrate; Felice, Felice...; andThe Forbidden Quest. Delpeut is represented by Film Secession, an FWA-award winning online film museum. He studied philosophy and film theory, graduating from the Dutch Film Academy in 1984. He served as editor for film magazines Skrien and Versus. From 1988 to 1995 he worked as curator and deputy-director for the Netherlands Filmmuseum (now Eye), famous at the time for its revolutionary color preservations of films from the silent era. In 2005 a retrospective of his film work was presented in Washington D.C., New York and Berkeley. He currently lives in Amsterdam.

"Delpeut has written a fantastic story, which in its charming combination of style, color, content and depth, can hardly be compared to the average world of the average cyclist." —The World Cyclist"Delpeut’s ride seems to test myths at bike speed, with the body acting as both camera and compass... For a writer steeped in film, the wide frame is part of the argument. Landscapes are not just described, they are composed. The reader is invited to look as well as move, to treat cycle travel not as a checklist of miles but as a way of seeing." —Bike Magazine (UK)"Much more than just another travelogue." —De Volkskrant"You get a feeling for space."—NRC Handelsblad"A thoughtful, quietly ambitious travel memoir that uses cycling as a lens to explore memory, perception, and the changing nature of experience. Rather than focusing on action or adventure, The Long Landscape leans into reflection, asking what it really means to move through the world—especially in an age where even 'self-powered' travel is no longer entirely independent. Its strongest quality is the central idea that, despite technological evolution, the essence of cycling remains unchanged. The notion that riding a bicycle today can evoke the same sense of wonder felt by early cyclists—and even be compared to the astonishment of the first cinema audiences—is both original and convincing. It gives the narrative a philosophical backbone." —CycloscopePraise for past worksFor The Forgotten Season“An exceptionally mature novel.”—Groene Amsterdammer “Wonderful novel.”—NRC Handelsblad “A mysteriously beautiful book that trips us and surprises us.”—Literary Netherlands For In the Black of the Mirror: “Delpeut is a careful and visual writer and knows how to awaken life with his descriptions of the wanderings through landscape paintings. […] Not a book that you read in one go, but that in small fragments you take in.”—het Parool “A compelling masterpiece. […] Literature at its best: obsessive, detailed, curious and full of tantalizing reflections and encounters.”  —Groene Amsterdammer “The book is thicker than my fist because Peter Delpeut elaborates. A detail from a [painting] can take many pages, […] Delpeut writes in a meandering, micro-detailed way, but also with fascinating mindfulness; he forces you to look far from our present hectic existence. […] Delpeut does not impose anything. He leads the way. And the road is fascinating all the way to the end.”—Esquire, NetherlandsPraise for Delpeut the filmmaker"Discussions about the work of Peter Delpeut are dominated by ...time. This unstoppable force, which hovers in the background of our daily lives exerting its endless influence on all things, could be considered Delpeut's professional forte." —Matthew Cole Levine, Found Footage Magazine"Fastidious and probing.... Delpeut is a filmmaker of merit, considered a pioneer of the found footage turn in contemporary cinema and art." —Millennium Film Journal

Peter Delpeut (b.1956) is a Dutch author and filmmaker. He has written four novels, several essay books on art and film, and two lyrical books about long distance cycling. For his debut novel in 2007 he was nominated for the Gerard Walschap Prize and awarded the Halewijn Prize. He makes films in many genres: found footage, documentary and features. Many of them are critically acclaimed and prizewinning films, including Lyrical Nitrate; Felice, Felice...; andThe Forbidden Quest. Delpeut is represented by Film Secession, an FWA-award winning online film museum. He studied philosophy and film theory, graduating from the Dutch Film Academy in 1984. He served as editor for film magazines Skrien and Versus. From 1988 to 1995 he worked as curator and deputy-director for the Netherlands Filmmuseum (now Eye), famous at the time for its revolutionary color preservations of films from the silent era. In 2005 a retrospective of his film work was presented in Washington D.C., New York and Berkeley. He currently lives in Amsterdam.

"Delpeut has written a fantastic story, which in its charming combination of style, color, content and depth, can hardly be compared to the average world of the average cyclist." —The World Cyclist"Delpeut’s ride seems to test myths at bike speed, with the body acting as both camera and compass... For a writer steeped in film, the wide frame is part of the argument. Landscapes are not just described, they are composed. The reader is invited to look as well as move, to treat cycle travel not as a checklist of miles but as a way of seeing." —Bike Magazine (UK)"Much more than just another travelogue." —De Volkskrant"You get a feeling for space."—NRC Handelsblad"A thoughtful, quietly ambitious travel memoir that uses cycling as a lens to explore memory, perception, and the changing nature of experience. Rather than focusing on action or adventure, The Long Landscape leans into reflection, asking what it really means to move through the world—especially in an age where even 'self-powered' travel is no longer entirely independent. Its strongest quality is the central idea that, despite technological evolution, the essence of cycling remains unchanged. The notion that riding a bicycle today can evoke the same sense of wonder felt by early cyclists—and even be compared to the astonishment of the first cinema audiences—is both original and convincing. It gives the narrative a philosophical backbone." —CycloscopePraise for past worksFor The Forgotten Season“An exceptionally mature novel.”—Groene Amsterdammer “Wonderful novel.”—NRC Handelsblad “A mysteriously beautiful book that trips us and surprises us.”—Literary Netherlands For In the Black of the Mirror: “Delpeut is a careful and visual writer and knows how to awaken life with his descriptions of the wanderings through landscape paintings. […] Not a book that you read in one go, but that in small fragments you take in.”—het Parool “A compelling masterpiece. […] Literature at its best: obsessive, detailed, curious and full of tantalizing reflections and encounters.”  —Groene Amsterdammer “The book is thicker than my fist because Peter Delpeut elaborates. A detail from a [painting] can take many pages, […] Delpeut writes in a meandering, micro-detailed way, but also with fascinating mindfulness; he forces you to look far from our present hectic existence. […] Delpeut does not impose anything. He leads the way. And the road is fascinating all the way to the end.”—Esquire, NetherlandsPraise for Delpeut the filmmaker"Discussions about the work of Peter Delpeut are dominated by ...time. This unstoppable force, which hovers in the background of our daily lives exerting its endless influence on all things, could be considered Delpeut's professional forte." —Matthew Cole Levine, Found Footage Magazine"Fastidious and probing.... Delpeut is a filmmaker of merit, considered a pioneer of the found footage turn in contemporary cinema and art." —Millennium Film Journal

Peter Delpeut (b.1956) is a Dutch author and filmmaker. He has written four novels, several essay books on art and film, and two lyrical books about long distance cycling. For his debut novel in 2007 he was nominated for the Gerard Walschap Prize and awarded the Halewijn Prize. He makes films in many genres: found footage, documentary and features. Many of them are critically acclaimed and prizewinning films, including Lyrical Nitrate; Felice, Felice...; andThe Forbidden Quest. Delpeut is represented by Film Secession, an FWA-award winning online film museum. He studied philosophy and film theory, graduating from the Dutch Film Academy in 1984. He served as editor for film magazines Skrien and Versus. From 1988 to 1995 he worked as curator and deputy-director for the Netherlands Filmmuseum (now Eye), famous at the time for its revolutionary color preservations of films from the silent era. In 2005 a retrospective of his film work was presented in Washington D.C., New York and Berkeley. He currently lives in Amsterdam.

"Delpeut has written a fantastic story, which in its charming combination of style, color, content and depth, can hardly be compared to the average world of the average cyclist." —The World Cyclist"Delpeut’s ride seems to test myths at bike speed, with the body acting as both camera and compass... For a writer steeped in film, the wide frame is part of the argument. Landscapes are not just described, they are composed. The reader is invited to look as well as move, to treat cycle travel not as a checklist of miles but as a way of seeing." —Bike Magazine (UK)"Much more than just another travelogue." —De Volkskrant"You get a feeling for space."—NRC Handelsblad"A thoughtful, quietly ambitious travel memoir that uses cycling as a lens to explore memory, perception, and the changing nature of experience. Rather than focusing on action or adventure, The Long Landscape leans into reflection, asking what it really means to move through the world—especially in an age where even 'self-powered' travel is no longer entirely independent. Its strongest quality is the central idea that, despite technological evolution, the essence of cycling remains unchanged. The notion that riding a bicycle today can evoke the same sense of wonder felt by early cyclists—and even be compared to the astonishment of the first cinema audiences—is both original and convincing. It gives the narrative a philosophical backbone." —CycloscopePraise for past worksFor The Forgotten Season“An exceptionally mature novel.”—Groene Amsterdammer “Wonderful novel.”—NRC Handelsblad “A mysteriously beautiful book that trips us and surprises us.”—Literary Netherlands For In the Black of the Mirror: “Delpeut is a careful and visual writer and knows how to awaken life with his descriptions of the wanderings through landscape paintings. […] Not a book that you read in one go, but that in small fragments you take in.”—het Parool “A compelling masterpiece. […] Literature at its best: obsessive, detailed, curious and full of tantalizing reflections and encounters.”  —Groene Amsterdammer “The book is thicker than my fist because Peter Delpeut elaborates. A detail from a [painting] can take many pages, […] Delpeut writes in a meandering, micro-detailed way, but also with fascinating mindfulness; he forces you to look far from our present hectic existence. […] Delpeut does not impose anything. He leads the way. And the road is fascinating all the way to the end.”—Esquire, NetherlandsPraise for Delpeut the filmmaker"Discussions about the work of Peter Delpeut are dominated by ...time. This unstoppable force, which hovers in the background of our daily lives exerting its endless influence on all things, could be considered Delpeut's professional forte." —Matthew Cole Levine, Found Footage Magazine"Fastidious and probing.... Delpeut is a filmmaker of merit, considered a pioneer of the found footage turn in contemporary cinema and art." —Millennium Film Journal