“Brilliant concept, love it!”

Partner, Financial services, Global law firm

“I strongly recommend to read the book … gives you a good business case insight and a lot of cases have been conveyed in a nice tale.”

Punit Thakker

Founder & CEO, Finvault.com (Dubai)  

“Excellent book and good to have during lockdown and spare time.”

Subramanian R.

Vice-President, Collections, Natwest Markets (Delhi)

“Fantastic book, full of humour, wit and financial insights. A really fun read on a rainy day. Nice piece of writing!”

Andrey Yukhanaev

Managing partner, Trigon Group (Amsterdam)

“One Billion and one Dirhams is an engaging and fun read. Erik managed incorporating financial terminology in a fun and humorous manner that enables it to have the unique status of being eligible for a personal, career, family or children’s library where it can inspire one’s imagination while explaining financial concepts to the common reader in an engaging manner.”

Amer Al Shehhi
Assistant Vice-President Compliance Advisory, First Abu Dhabi Bank

“Great collection of short stories which bring back childhood memories but with an added twist of it being within a financial setting. A charming book which was a delight to read!”

Milesh Parmar

Head of Tax Reporting, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank 

“I do not judge books by their covers but this one certainly makes a stunning first impression.” “…I find this book entertaining, quick-witted and educational. It’s just brilliant! …”

“What I enjoy about this book is definitely the game of words and hidden magic that allowed to connect the specificity of the relevant banking & finance issues and their jargon together with the “reality” of fairy tales, with no compromise in terms of adequacy of both matters.”

“A few fairy tales are hilarious just because they exhibit an exceptionally unreal world.”

Konrad Dobrowolski

Legal counsel, Bank Pekao (Poland) 

‘I’m enjoying your book. I’m impressed; it’s witty, fun and well founded. Thank you.

UAE Central Banker

“An imaginative, poignant and very clever marriage between traditional and modern day (financial markets) fairy tales. Erik’s pen is mightier than his sword.”

Simon Ballard

Chief Economist, First Abu Dhabi Bank

“This book is a great read. Light on one side, and requiring a degree of finance acumen on the other. The jokes are smartly woven into the fairy tale setting, and the creativity flows well. Not to mention the book design, which is phenomenal. Well done Erik! Anyone working in the UAE finance sector will surely appreciate this book. Will be recommending it to colleagues, friends, and family, and I am looking forward to your next book The Last King’s Day!”

Ivo Ravenhorst
Financial Controller, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

Erik Vrij has spent a career that spans both finance and fiction. He has the knowledge and imagination to bring these two strange worlds together in a way that is both instructive and fun to read. Anyone reading his stories and thinks they are made up by the power of imagination will be surprised to know that they are well founded in reality and made accessible and enjoyable in the hands of a master story teller.

Ian Morley, Chairman, Wentworth Hall, Founder Chairman, Alternative Investment Management Association

Financial literary prose for City Slickers. Hilarious and very well written. Enjoy the fairy tales like Crème Brûlée: one at a time.

Jort Kelder, Journalist / TV Producer