{{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

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book. The prize was established in 1948 as the 'Vijverberg Prize', and has been named after the Dutch author

Ferdinand Bordewijk Ferdinand Bordewijk (10 October 1884 – 28 April 1965) was a Dutch author. His style, which is terse and symbolic, is considered to belong to New Objectivity and magic realism. He was awarded the P. C. Hooft Award in 1953 and the Constantijn ...

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 Josepha is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Josepha Abiertas (1894–1929), Filipino lawyer and feminist, first woman to obtain a degree from the Philippine Law School * Josepha Barbara Auernhammer (1758–1820), Austrian pia ...

for ''Als wind en rook'' * 1951 -

Theun de Vries Theunis Uilke (Theun) de Vries (26 April 1907 – 21 January 2005), was a Dutch writer and poet. Life De Vries was born in the Frisian town of Feanwâlden. His parents moved to Apeldoorn in 1920. In 1936 he joined the Communist Party of the N ...

for ''Anna Casparii of Het heimwee'' * 1953 -

Albert Helman Lodewijk 'Lou' Lichtveld (7 November 1903 – 10 July 1996) was a Surinamese politician, playwright, poet and resistance fighter who wrote under the pseudonym "Albert Helman". He gained notability in 1923 when he published the poetry collec ...

for ''De laaiende stilte'' * 1954 -

Max Croiset Max Croiset (13 August 1912 – 7 April 1993) was a Dutch actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1934 and 1993. He starred in the film '' The Village on the River'', which was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival The 9 ...

for the play ''

Amphitryon Amphitryon (; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιτρύων, ''gen''.: Ἀμφιτρύωνος; usually interpreted as "harassing either side", Latin: Amphitruo), in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis. His mother was named e ...

'' * 1955 - not awarded * 1956 - Albert van der Hoogte for ''Het laatste uur'' * 1957 - not awarded * 1958 -

Marga Minco Marga Minco (pseudonym of Sara Menco; born 31 March 1920) is a Dutch journalist and writer. Biography Born in Ginneken to an Orthodox Jewish family, Minco began work as a trainee journalist on the ''Bredasche Courant'' in 1938. Her real su ...

for ''Het bittere kruid'' * 1959 -

Jos. Panhuijsen Jos is a city in Nigeria's middle belt. Jos may also refer to: In Nigeria * Jos Plateau, in the centre of Nigeria * Anglican Diocese of Jos * Anglican Province of Jos * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos * University of Jos * Yakubu Gowon A ...

for ''Wandel in het water'' * 1960 - not awarded * 1961 - Boeli van Leeuwen for ''De rots der struikeling'' * 1962 - J.W. Holsbergen for ''De handschoenen van het verraad'' * 1963 -

Harry Mulisch Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch ( ; 29 July 1927 – 30 October 2010) was a Dutch writer. He wrote more than 80 novels, plays, essays, poems, and philosophical reflections. Mulisch's works have been translated into over thirty languages. Along with W ...

for ''De zaak 40/61'' * 1964 -

Jacques Hamelink Jacobus Marinus Hamelink (12 January 1939 – 17 November 2021), better known as Jacques Hamelink, was a Dutch poet, novelist, and literary critic, who is best known for his early short story collections such as ''Het plantaardig bewind'' ("''The ...

for ''Het plantaardig bewind'' * 1965 -

Alfred Kossmann Alfred Kossmann (31 January 1922 – 27 June 1998) was a Dutch poet and prose writer. Kossmann and his brother Ernst Kossmann, a distinguished Dutch historian, were twins. Biography Born in Leiden, Kossmann was the son of the erudite libraria ...

for ''De smaak van groene kaas'' * 1966 -

Willem Frederik Hermans Willem Frederik Hermans (1 September 1921 – 27 April 1995) was a Dutch author of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, as well as book-length studies, essays, and literary criticism. His most famous works are ''The House of Refuge'' (novella, ...

for ''

Beyond Sleep ''Beyond Sleep'' ( nl, Nooit meer slapen, "Nevermore to Sleep") is a novel by the Dutch writer Willem Frederik Hermans, published in February 1966. The protagonist, Dutch geologist Alfred Issendorf, has a geology dissertation in preparation, and ...

'' (''Nooit meer slapen'') (not accepted) * 1967 -

Jeroen Brouwers Jeroen Godfried Marie Brouwers (30 April 1940 – 11 May 2022) was a Dutch writer. From 1964 to 1976 Brouwers worked as an editor at Manteau publishers in Brussels. In 1964 he made his literary debut with ''Het mes op de keel'' (''The Knife t ...

for ''Joris Ockeloen en het wachten'' * 1968 -

Geert van Beek Geert is a Dutch given name of Germanic origin, equivalent to the German Gerd and the English Gerry. The name is a condensed form of Gerard, itself a combination of the Germanic words ''ger'' (spear) and ''hard'' (strong or brave) meaning "strong ...

for ''De steek van een schorpioen'' * 1969 -

Ivo Michiels Henri Paul René Ceuppens (8 January 1923 – 7 October 2012), who wrote under the pseudonym Ivo Michiels, was a Belgian writer. Biography Michiels was born in Mortsel. During World War II he was employed as a nurse in a hospital in Lübeck ...

for ''Orchis militaris'' * 1970 - Jaap Harten for ''Garbo en de broeders Grimm'' * 1971 -

Bert Schierbeek Lambertus Roelof (Bert) Schierbeek (18 June 1918, Glanerbrug, Overijssel – 9 June 1996, Amsterdam) was a Dutch writer. He won numerous awards throughout his career, amongst them the 1991 Constantijn Huygens Prize. During the German occupatio ...

for ''Inspraak'' * 1972 -

Anton Koolhaas Anthonie "Anton" Koolhaas (16 November 1912 – 16 December 1992) was a Dutch journalist, novelist, and scenario writer. Biography Anthonie Koolhaas was born on 16 November 1912 in Utrecht, Netherlands. He was the son of Teunis Koolhaas and Trij ...

for ''Blaffen zonder onraad'' * 1973 -

Kees Simhoffer Kees or KEES may refer to: * Kees (given name) * Kees (surname) * KEES, an American AM radio station licensed to Gladewater, Texas See also * Cees (disambiguation) Cees () is a Dutch masculine given name, a short form of Cornelis. Since, as ...

for ''Een geile gifkikker'' * 1974 - William D. Kuik for ''De held van het potspel'' * 1975 - Daniël Robberechts for ''Praag schrijven'' * 1976 -

Adriaan van der Veen Adriaan is the Dutch and Afrikaans spelling of the given name Adrian. Before the 19th century the spelling Adriaen was also common, and people used the spelling interchangeably. Adriaan may refer to: People Artists *Adriaen Backer (1635–1684) ...

for ''In liefdesnaam'' * 1977 -

J. Bernlef Hendrik Jan Marsman (14 January 1937 – 29 October 2012), better known by his pen name, J. Bernlef, was a Dutch writer, poet, novelist and translator, much of whose work centres on mental perception of reality and its expression. He won numerous ...

for ''De man in het midden'' * 1978 - F.B. Hotz for ''Ernstvuurwerk'' ;Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize * 1979 -

Willem Brakman Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman (13 June 19228 May 2008) was a Dutch writer who made his literary debut with the novel ''Een winterreis'' in 1961. Brakman received the P. C. Hooft Award in 1980.Oek de Jong Oebele Klaas Anne (Oek) de Jong (born 4 October 1952 in Breda) is a Dutch novelist. He debuted in 1976 with ''De hemelvaart van Massimo'', a collection of short stories for which he received the Reina Prinsen Geerligsprijs. In 1980 he won th ...

for ''Opwaaiende zomerjurken'' * 1981 -

Cees Nooteboom Cees Nooteboom (; born 31 July 1933) is a Dutch novelist, poet and journalist. After the attention received by his novel ''Rituelen'' (''Rituals'', 1980), which received the Pegasus Prize, it was the first of his novels to be translated into an ...

for ''

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'' (''Rituelen'') * 1982 - F. Springer for '' Bougainville'' * 1983 -

Willem G. van Maanen Willem Gustaaf van Maanen (30 September 1920 – 17 August 2012) was a Dutch journalist and writer. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 1983 for ''Het nichtje van Mozart'' and was the 2004 recipient of the Constantijn Huygens Prize. He wa ...

for ''Het nichtje van Mozart'' * 1984 -

Armando Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd * Armando (producer) Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...

for ''Machthebbers'' * 1985 -

Maarten Biesheuvel Maarten Biesheuvel (23 May 1939 in Schiedam – 30 July 2020 in Leiden) was a Dutch writer of short stories and novellas. He made his literary debut in 1972 with the short story collection ''In de bovenkooi''. He received the "Ferdinand Bordewijk ...

for ''Reis door mijn kamer'' * 1986 -

A.F.Th. van der Heijden Adrianus Franciscus Theodorus van der Heijden (born 15 October 1951) is a Dutch writer. Van der Heijden was born in Geldrop, and studied psychology and philosophy in Nijmegen. After moving to Amsterdam he turned to writing. His first two books a ...

for ''De gevarendriehoek'' * 1987 -

Frans Kellendonk Franciscus Gerardus Petrus "Frans" Kellendonk (7 January 1951 – 15 February 1990) was a Dutch novelist and translator. In 1987 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs {{short description, Dutch literary award The Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize or F. ...

for ''Mystiek lichaam'' * 1988 -

Hermine de Graaf Hermine de Graaf (13 March 1951 – 24 November 2013) was a Dutch novelist. De Graaf studied Dutch language and literature at the University of Amsterdam and worked as a teacher in Venray. Her debut as a writer was in 1984 with the publication of ...

for ''De regels van het huis'' * 1989 -

for ''De zondvloed'' * 1990 -

Leo Pleysier Leo Pleysier (b. Rijkevorsel, 28 May 1945) is a Belgian writer. Bibliography * Mirliton, een proeve van homofonie (1971) * Niets dan schreeuw (1972) * Negenenvijftig (1975) * Bladschaduwen (1976) * En wat zullen we over het sterven zeggen? ( ...

for ''Wit is altijd schoon'' * 1991 -

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 19 ...

for ''De overkant van de rivier'' * 1992 -

Jacq Firmin Vogelaar Franciscus Wilhelmus Maria Broers (3 September 1944, Tilburg – 9 December 2013, Utrecht) was a Dutch writer, who published using the pseudonym Jacq Firmin Vogelaar. In 1992 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novel '' De dood als meisj ...

for ''De dood als meisje van acht'' * 1993 -

Robert Anker Rengert Robert Anker (26 April 1946 – 20 January 2017) was a Dutch writer. In 1993 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novel '' De terugkeer van kapitein Rob'', and in 2002 the Libris Prize The Libris Literature Award or Libris Pri ...

for ''De terugkeer van kapitein Rob'' * 1994 -

Louis Ferron Louis Ferron (born Karl Heinz Beckering; 4 February 1942 – 26 August 2005) was a Dutch novelist and poet. Biography Louis Ferron was born in Leiden out of an adulterous relationship between a married German soldier and a waitress from Haarlem ...

for ''De walsenkoning'' * 1995 -

Nicolaas Matsier Nicolaas Matsier (born Krommenie, 25 May 1945) is a Dutch novelist. Nicolaas Matsier is a pseudonym of Tjit Reinsma. Prizes * 1987: Zilveren Griffel for ''Ida stak een zebra over''. * 1995: Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize for his novel '' Gesloten hu ...

for ''Gesloten huis'' * 1996 -

Wessel te Gussinklo Wessel may refer to: * Wessel (name), including a list of people with the name * Wessel Islands, a group of islands forming part of the Northern Territory, Australia, named after the Dutch ship ''Wesel'' in 1636 ** Cape Wessel, the most northerly ...

for ''De opdracht'' * 1997 -

J.J. Voskuil Johannes Jacobus Voskuil (1 July 1926, in The Hague – 1 May 2008, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch novelist known best for his epic novel ''Het Bureau''. In 1997 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novels '' Meneer Beerta'' and '' Vuile hande ...

for ''Meneer Beerta en Vuile handen'' * 1998 -

Helga Ruebsamen Helga Ruebsamen (4 September 1934 – 8 November 2016) was a Dutch writer. She received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 1998 for ''Het lied en de waarheid''. Works *''De kameleon'' (1964) *''De heksenvriend'' (1966) *''Wonderolie'' (1970) ...

for ''Het lied en de waarheid'' * 1999 -

Gijs IJlander Gijs Hoetjes, writing under the pseudonym Gijs IJlander (born Alkmaar, 19 May 1947) is a Dutch writer. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 1999 for ''Twee harten op een schotel''. Biography Gijs IJlander studied English and translating ...

for ''Twee harten op een schotel'' * 2000 -

Peter Verhelst Peter Verhelst (born 28 January 1962) is a Belgian Flemish novelist, poet and dramatist. He won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for '' Tongkat''. Life Peter Verhelst was born in Bruges, Belgium. In his youth, he was extremely interested in books ...

for ''Tongkat; Een verhalenbordeel'' * 2001 -

Kees van Beijnum Kees van Beijnum (born 21 March 1954 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch writer. He grew up in Amsterdam, where his mother had a bar near the Zeedijk. Before he became a writer, he was a journalist. He made his debut as a novelist in 1991 with ''Over het IJ' ...

for ''De oesters van Nam Kee'' * 2002 -

Stefan Hertmans Stefan Hertmans (born 1951 in Ghent, Belgium) is a Flanders, Flemish Belgian writer. He was head of a study centre at University College Ghent and affiliated researcher of the Ghent University. He won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 2002 for th ...

for ''Als op de eerste dag'' * 2003 -

L.H. Wiener Lodewijk Willem Henri Wiener, writing as Lodewijk-Henri Wiener and (since 1980) L.H. Wiener (born February 16, 1945 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch writer. Wiener debuted with stories in the Dutch literary journal ''Tirade'' in 1966 with (''Gentlemen! ...

for ''Nestor'' * 2004 -

Arnon Grunberg Arnon Yasha Yves Grunberg (; born 22 February 1971) is a Dutch writer of novels, essays, and columns, as well as a journalist. He published some of his work under the heteronym Marek van der Jagt. He lives in New York. His work has been transla ...

for '' De asielzoeker'' * 2005 -

Paul Verhaeghen Paul Verhaeghen (born 1965) is a Belgian novelist, writing in his native Dutch language, Dutch. His novels include ''Lichtenberg'' (1996) and ''Omega Minor'' (2004). ''Omega Minor'' has been translated into German language, German (2006, Eichborn ...

for ''Omega Minor'' * 2006 -

Tommy Wieringa Tommy Wieringa (born 20 May 1967) is a Dutch writer.Tommy Wieringa

for ''Joe Speedboot'' * 2007 -

Marcel Möring Marcel Möring (born 5 September 1957, in Enschede) is a Dutch writer. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 2007 for his novel ''Dis'', translated into English under the title ''In A Dark Wood''. He received the Anna Blaman Prijs in 19 ...

for ''Dis'' * 2008 -

Doeschka Meijsing Maria Johanna Meijsing (21 October 1947 – 30 January 2012) was a Dutch novelist. She won the AKO Literatuurprijs in 2000 for her novel '' De tweede man'', and in 2008 the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for her novel ''Over de liefde''. Doeschka Mei ...

for ''Over de liefde'' * 2009 -

Marie Kessels Marie Kessels (born Nederweert, 11 December 1954) is a Dutch poet and prose writer. She received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 2009 for ''Ruw''. In 1999, she received the Multatuli Prize The Multatuli Prize (in Dutch: Multatuliprijs) is ...

for ''Ruw'' 2016Winternachten6

* 2010 -

Koen Peeters Koen Peeters (Turnhout, 9 March 1959) is a Belgian writer. He was shortlisted for the Libris Literature Prize for his book the ''Great European Novel'' which has since been translated into multiple languages. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk P ...

for ''De bloemen'' * 2011 -

Gustaaf Peek Gustaaf may refer to: *Gustaaf Van Cauter, (born 1948), former racing cyclist *Gustaaf Deloor (1913–2002), Belgian road racing cyclist *Gustaaf Eeckeman (1918–1975), Belgian football left winger *Gustaaf Adolf van den Bergh van Eysinga (1874� ...

for ''Ik was Amerika'' * 2012 -

Stephan Enter Stephan may refer to: * Stephan, South Dakota, United States * Stephan (given name), a masculine given name * Stephan (surname), a Breton-language surname See also * Sankt-Stephan * Stefan (disambiguation) * Stephan-Oterma * Stephani * St ...

for ''Grip'' * 2013 -

Oek de Jong Oebele Klaas Anne (Oek) de Jong (born 4 October 1952 in Breda) is a Dutch novelist. He debuted in 1976 with ''De hemelvaart van Massimo'', a collection of short stories for which he received the Reina Prinsen Geerligsprijs. In 1980 he won th ...

for '' Pier en oceaan'' * 2014 -

Jan van Mersbergen Jan van Mersbergen (born 10 April 1971, Gorinchem) is a Dutch novelist. He has written five novels, including ''Morgen zijn we in Pamplona'' (2007) which has been translated into German, French and English. He received in 2011 and 2012 twice � ...

for ''De laatste ontsnapping'' * 2015 -

Annelies Verbeke Annelies Verbeke (born 6 February 1976) is a Belgian author who writes in Dutch. She made her name with the novel ''Slaap!'' (Sleep!) which has been translated into several languages. Biography Verbeke studied language and literature at Ghent ...

for ''Dertig dagen'' * 2016 - Anton Valens for ''Het compostcirculatieplan'' * 2017 -

Jeroen Olyslaegers Jeroen () is a Dutch male given name originating from the Greek Hieronymus, and is equivalent to the English name Jerome. In the Netherlands, there are around 52,000 people who are named Jeroen, while in Belgium there are around 11,000 people of th ...

for ''WIL'' * 2018 -

Jan van Aken Jan van Aken (1614 – 25 March 1661 (buried)) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver. Biography Van Aken was born and died in Amsterdam, but has been frequently confused with the celebrated German painter Johann van Achen of Cologne. Not m ...

for ''De ommegang'' * 2019 -

Marente de Moor Marente de Moor (; born 1972) is a Dutch novelist and columnist. She published four novels and two collections of short stories. She won the AKO Literatuurprijs (2011) and the European Union Prize for Literature (2014) for her novel ''De Neder ...

for ''Foon'' * 2020 - Anjet Daanje for ''De herinnerde soldaat'' * 2021 -

Marieke Lucas Rijneveld Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (born 20 April 1991 in Nieuwendijk, the Netherlands) is a Dutch writer. Rijneveld won the 2020 International Booker Prize together with his translator Michele Hutchison for the debut novel '' The Discomfort of Evening''. ...

for ''Mijn lieve gunsteling'' * 2022 -

Donald Niedekker Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...

for ''Waarachtige beschrijvingen uit de permafrost''

External links

Website Jan Campert Foundation
Dutch literary awards Awards established in 1979 Awards established in 1948 *