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Jan Siebelink
Jan Geurt Siebelink (born 13 February 1938 in Velp, Gelderland) is a Dutch author. In 2005, he wrote the novel ''Knielen op een bed violen'' (literally ', translated into English as ''In my father's garden'') that sold over 700,000 copies. In 1991, he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs {{short description, Dutch literary award The Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize or F. Bordewijk-prijs is a literary award, presented annually by the Jan Campert Foundation to the author of the best Dutch prose book. The prize was established in 1948 as th ... for ''De overkant van de rivier''. Bibliography Selected works: *''Nachtschade'' (1975) *''Een lust voor het oog'' (1977) *''J.K. Huysmans, Tegen de keer'' (1977) *''Weerloos'' (1978) *''Oponthoud'' (1979) *''De herfst zal schitterend zijn'' (1980) *''De reptielse geest'' (1981) *''En joeg de vossen door het staande koren'' (1982) *''Arnhem. Beeld en verbeelding'' (1983) *''Koning Cophetua en het bedelmeisje'' (1983) *''De hof van onrust'' (1984) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velp, Gelderland
Velp is a Dutch village located east of Arnhem within the municipality of Rheden, between Arnhem, Rozendaal, and the town of Rheden. Velp was a separate municipality from 1812 to 1818, when it was merged with Rheden. The municipality also included the village of Rozendaal. Gallery Velp, Onze Lieve Vrouw Visitatiekerk RM42147 IMG 3795 2020-03-31 09.09.jpg, Church: Onze Lieve Vrouw Visitatiekerk Protestantse Kerk te Velp.jpg, New Church, built 1841 Velp, het Biljoen RM528737 IMG 3780 2020-03-27 17.09.jpg, Palace "het Biljoen" Velp, monumentaal bedrijfspand Hoofdstraat 29 foto4 RM519421 2011-08-02 07.43.jpg, Monumental office building on the Hoofdstraat Velp, Hoofdstraat - de Poort en de ABNAmro foto1 2012-04-16 14.29.JPG, Street view (de Hoofdstraat) 2009-06-25 19.37 Velp, de IJssel vanaf Velperpoortbrug foto3.JPG, River IJssel near Velp Bij Velp, boom op het veld bij de Driesprong IMG 4752 2020-04-16 19.11.jpg, Veluwe near Velp, tree in the field at the Driesprong Notabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the authoritarian regime. ** State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Safinaz Zulficar, who becomes Queen Farida, in Cairo. * January 27 – The Honeymoon Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York, collapses as a result of an ice jam. February * February 4 ** Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military. In addition, he dismisses political and military leaders considered unsympathetic to his philosophy or policies. General Werner von Fritsch is forced to resign as Commander of Chief of the German Army following accusations of homosexuality, and replaced by General Walther von ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize Winners
Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "courage" or "ready, prepared" related to Old High German "to risk, venture." The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed as either Gothic or . It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain. Variants of the name include , , , and in Spanish, in Catalan, and and in Portuguese. The French forms are , ''Fernand'', and , and it is '' Ferdinando'' and in Italian. In Hungarian both and are used equally. The Dutch forms are and '' Ferry''. There are numerous short forms in many languages, such as the Finnish . There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form, . Royalty Aragón/León/Castile/Spain *Ferdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Dutch Novelists
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People From Rheden
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Living People
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Maarten 't Hart
Maarten 't Hart (born 25 November 1944 in Maassluis) is a Dutch writer. Trained as a biologist in zoology and ethology at the Leiden University, he taught that subject before becoming a full-time writer in the 1980s, having made his debut as a novelist in 1971 under the name Martin Hart with ''Stenen voor een ransuil'' ("Stones for a Long-Eared Owl"). He is the author of many novels, including '' Het Woeden der Gehele Wereld'' and ''De kroongetuige''. His books have been translated into a number of European languages, and he is especially popular in Germany. Three of his novels, '' (A Flight of Curlews'', trans. 1986), '' De aansprekers (Bearers of Bad Tidings'', trans. 1983), and '' (The Sundial'', trans. 2004) have appeared in English, as have a few of his short stories. The themes of his novels, which often have an autobiographical component, include: * the hometown of his youth, Maassluis * the strict form of the Protestantism with which he was brought up, and his rebellio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
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Franca Treur
Franca Treur (born 1979) is a Dutch writer and a freelance journalist for ''NRC Handelsblad'' and ''nrc.next''. Biography Youth and education Treur grew up in a strict Reformed Christian farming family in her Zeelandic birthplace of Meliskerke. After secondary school at the Calvijn College, she went on to study psychology at Leiden University. Later she switched to Dutch language and literary science. In Leiden, she became a member of the Reformed student association Panoplia. According to a newspaper interview, during her studies she discovered the similarities between stories from Ancient Near Eastern cultures and those related in the Bible, which convinced her that such stories were merely invented to console human beings. Moreover, she says that she had never felt the existence of God, and therefore abandoned her faith, informing the board of Panoplia about it on 11 September 2001. Literary career In 2006, Treur won an essay competition, themed 'Macht en onmacht' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs
{{short description, Dutch literary award The Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize or F. Bordewijk-prijs is a literary award, presented annually by the Jan Campert Foundation to the author of the best Dutch prose book. The prize was established in 1948 as the 'Vijverberg Prize', and has been named after the Dutch author Ferdinand Bordewijk since 1979. The prize includes a cash prize of € 6000, - (2019). Winners ;Vijverberg Prize * 1948 - Jo Boer for ''Kruis of munt'' * 1949 - not awarded * 1950 - Josepha Mendels for ''Als wind en rook'' * 1951 - Theun de Vries for ''Anna Casparii of Het heimwee'' * 1953 - Albert Helman for ''De laaiende stilte'' * 1954 - Max Croiset for the play '' Amphitryon'' * 1955 - not awarded * 1956 - Albert van der Hoogte for ''Het laatste uur'' * 1957 - not awarded * 1958 - Marga Minco for ''Het bittere kruid'' * 1959 - Jos. Panhuijsen for ''Wandel in het water'' * 1960 - not awarded * 1961 - Boeli van Leeuwen for ''De rots der struikeling'' * 1962 - J.W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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