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Constantijn Huygensprijs
The Constantijn Huygens Prize (Dutch: ''Constantijn Huygens-prijs'') is a Dutch literary award.Constantijn Huygens-prijs official website History Since 1947, it has been awarded each year for an author's complete works by the (Dutch: ''Jan Campert-Stichting''), a foundation named in honor of the Dutch writer who died while helping Jews during World War II. The award is named after Constantijn Huygens ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize ( Spanish), the Camões Prize ( Portuguese) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Kemp
Pierre Kemp (1 December 1886 – 21 July 1967) was a Dutch poet and painter, the recipient of the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1956 and the P. C. Hooft Award in 1958. His younger brother was the writer Mathias Kemp. Kemp was born in Maastricht and died there in 1967. In Limburg, the county where he was born, people made fun of his surname; in several dialects of Dutch and the regional Limburgian language, 'kemp' (as and general Dutch ) is the colloquial term for marijuana. Works * 1914 - ''Het wondere lied'' * 1916 - ''De bruid der onbekende zee en andere gedichten'' * 1925 - ''Limburgs Sagenboek'' * 1928 - ''Carmina Matrimonalia'' * 1934 - ''Stabielen en passanten'' * 1935 - ''Zuster Beatrijs'''Zuster Beatrijs' together with 'Bokken Tinus' by Mr. H. J. L. Lamberts Hurrelbrinck was published in 1935 by Het Poirtersfonds at Eindhoven, the mutual cover being titled 'Twee bloemen van Limburg's bodem' ''(Two flowers of Limburgian ground)''. * 1938 - ''Fugitieven en constant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
