Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs
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The Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize or F. Bordewijk-prijs is a literary award, presented anually 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 € 5000, - (2006).
Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize
Prose
Prose is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure...
book.
The prize was established in 1948 as the 'Vijverberg Prize', and has been named after the Dutch author Ferdinand Bordewijk
Ferdinand Bordewijk
Ferdinand Bordewijk was a Dutch author. His style, which is terse and symbolic, is considered New Objectivity and magic realism. He was awarded the prestigious P.C. Hooftprijs in 1953 and the Constantijn Huygensprijs in 1957...
since 1979. The prize includes a cash prize of € 5000, - (2006).
Winners
Vijverberg Prize- 1948 - Jo Boer for Kruis of munt
- 1949 - not awarded
- 1950 - Josepha Mendels for Als wind en rook
- 1951 - Theun de VriesTheun de VriesTheunis Uilke de Vries , was a Dutch writer and poet.- Life :De Vries was born in the Frisian town of Veenwouden. His parents moved to Apeldoorn in 1920. In 1936 he joined the Communist Party of the Netherlands and a year later he moved to Amsterdam to pursue a career in journalism...
for Anna Casparii of Het heimwee - 1953 - Albert Helman for De laaiende stilte
- 1954 - Max CroisetMax CroisetMax Croiset was a Jewish 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....
for the play AmphitryonAmphitryonAmphitryon , in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis.Amphitryon was a Theban general, who was originally from Tiryns in the eastern part of the Peloponnese. He was friends with Panopeus.... - 1955 - not awarded
- 1956 - Albert van der Hoogte for Het laatste uur
- 1957 - not awarded
- 1958 - Marga MincoMarga MincoMarga Minco is the pseudonym of Sara Menco is a Dutch journalist and writer. Her surname was actually Menco, but an official switched the vowel by mistake.- Biography :...
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. Holsbergen for De handschoenen van het verraad
- 1963 - Harry MulischHarry MulischHarry Kurt Victor Mulisch was a Dutch author. He wrote more than 80 novels, plays, essays, poems and philosophical reflections. These have been translated into more than 20 languages....
for De zaak 40/61 - 1964 - Jacques HamelinkJacques HamelinkJacobus Marinus Hamelink , better known as Jacques Hamelink, is a Dutch poet, novelist, and literary critic, who is best known for his early short story collections such as Het plantaardig bewind en De rudimentaire mens...
for Het plantaardig bewind - 1965 - Alfred KossmannAlfred KossmannAlfred Kossmann was a Dutch poet and prose writer. Kossmann and his brother Ernst Kossmann, a distinguished Dutch historian, were twins.-Biography:...
for De smaak van groene kaas - 1966 - Willem Frederik HermansWillem Frederik HermansWillem Frederik Hermans was a Dutch author. He is considered one of the three most important authors in the Netherlands in the postwar period, along with Harry Mulisch and Gerard Reve...
for Nooit meer slapen (not accepted) - 1967 - Jeroen BrouwersJeroen BrouwersJeroen Godfried Marie Brouwers is a Dutch journalist and writer. From 1964 to 1976 Brouwers worked as an editor at Manteau publishers in Brussels...
for Joris Ockeloen en het wachten - 1968 - Geert van Beek for De steek van een schorpioen
- 1969 - Ivo MichielsIvo MichielsHenri Ceuppens , pseudonym Ivo Michiels is a Belgian writer. In 1965, he married Christiane Faes. In 1979, he established himself he as full-time writer in the Vaucluse ....
for Orchis militaris - 1970 - Jaap Harten for Garbo en de broeders Grimm
- 1971 - Bert SchierbeekBert SchierbeekLambertus Roelof Schierbeek was a Dutch writer. He won numerous awards throughout his career, among them the 1991 Constantijn Huygens Prize.-Reference:...
for Inspraak - 1972 - Anton KoolhaasAnton KoolhaasAnthonie "Anton" Koolhaas 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 Trijntje de Boer, and he had two elder brothers and an elder sister. He grew up in Utrecht, where...
for Blaffen zonder onraad - 1973 - Kees Simhoffer for Een geile gifkikker
- 1974 - William D. Kuik for De held van het potspel
- 1975 - Daniël RobberechtsDaniel RobberechtsDaniël Robberechts was a Belgian writer.-Bibliography:* De labiele stilte * Tegen het personage * De grote schaamlippen...
for Praag schrijven - 1976 - Adriaan van der Veen for In liefdesnaam
- 1977 - J. BernlefJ. BernlefJ. Bernlef is a Dutch writer, lyricist, novelist and translator. He made his literary debut with Kokkels in 1960. He became known to a larger public with his novel Hersenschimmen from 1984, which treated the theme of dementia. The book is basis for a film from 1987, and a theatre play from 2006...
for De man in het midden - 1978 - F.B. Hotz for Ernstvuurwerk
Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize
- 1979 - Willem BrakmanWillem BrakmanWillem Pieter Jacobus Brakman was a Dutch writer. His made his literary debut with the novel Een winterreis in 1961. Brakman received the P. C...
for Zes subtiele verhalen - 1980 - Oek de JongOek de JongOebele Klaas Anne de Jong 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....
for Opwaaiende zomerjurken - 1981 - Cees NooteboomCees NooteboomCees Nooteboom is a Dutch author. He has won numerous literary awards and has been mentioned as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in literature.-Life:...
for Rituelen - 1982 - F. SpringerF. SpringerF. Springer was the pseudonym of Carel Jan Schneider, a Dutch foreign service diplomat and writer.Schneider was born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies...
for BougainvilleBougainville (novel)Bougainville: Een gedenkschrift is a novel by Dutch author F. Springer. Published in 1981, it won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 1982. The novel is one of the author's most popular and was Springer's first big literary success... - 1983 - Willem G. van MaanenWillem G. van MaanenWillem G. van Maanen is 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.-Reference:...
for Het nichtje van Mozart - 1984 - ArmandoArmando (artist)Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd , known as Armando, is a Dutch painter and writer.-Biography:Armando was born in Amsterdam, and as child moved to Amersfoort. There he saw, during the German occupation of the Netherlands, how the Nazis set up a "transition camp" for prisoners who were to be sent to...
for Machthebbers - 1985 - Maarten BiesheuvelMaarten BiesheuvelMaarten Biesheuvel is a Dutch writer. He made his literary debut in 1972 with the short story collection In de bovenkooi. He received the "Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs" in 1984 for Reis door mijn kamer. In 2007 he received the P. C...
for Reis door mijn kamer - 1986 - A.F.Th. van der Heijden for De gevarendriehoek
- 1987 - Frans KellendonkFrans KellendonkFrans Kellendonk was a Dutch novelist. In 1987 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novel Mystiek lichaam.-External links:...
for Mystiek lichaam - 1988 - Hermine de GraafHermine de GraafHermine de Graaf is a Dutch novelist. In 1988 she won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for her novel De regels van het huis.-References:...
for De regels van het huis - 1989 - Jeroen BrouwersJeroen BrouwersJeroen Godfried Marie Brouwers is a Dutch journalist and writer. From 1964 to 1976 Brouwers worked as an editor at Manteau publishers in Brussels...
for De zondvloed - 1990 - Leo PleysierLeo Pleysier-Bibliography:* Mirliton, een proeve van homofonie * Niets dan schreeuw * Negenenvijftig * Bladschaduwen * En wat zullen we over het sterven zeggen? * Het jaar van het dorp, of De razernij der winderige dagen...
for Wit is altijd schoon - 1991 - Jan SiebelinkJan SiebelinkJan Siebelink is a Dutch author. In 2005, he wrote the novel Knielen op een bed violen that sold over 500,000 copies. In 1991, he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for De overkant van de rivier....
for De overkant van de rivier - 1992 - Jacq Firmin VogelaarJacq Firmin VogelaarJacq Firmin Vogelaar is a Dutch writer. In 1992 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novel De dood als meisje van acht. In 2006 he won the Constantijn Huygens Prize for his collected works.-References:...
for De dood als meisje van acht - 1993 - Robert AnkerRobert AnkerRengert Robert Anker is a Dutch writer. In 1993 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novel De terugkeer van kapitein Rob.-References:...
for De terugkeer van kapitein Rob - 1994 - Louis FerronLouis FerronLouis Ferron 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 named Ferron...
for De walsenkoning - 1995 - Nicolaas MatsierNicolaas MatsierNicolaas Matsier is a Dutch novelist. In 1995 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novel Gesloten huis. Nicolaas Matsier is a pseudonym of Tjit Reinsma.-References:...
for Gesloten huis - 1996 - Wessel te Gussinklo for De opdracht
- 1997 - J.J. Voskuil J.J. VoskuilJ.J. Voskuil was a Dutch novelist. In 1997 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novels Meneer Beerta and Vuile handen.-See also:*NRCs Best Dutch novels...
for Meneer Beerta en Vuile handen - 1998 - Helga RuebsamenHelga RuebsamenHelga Ruebsamen is a Dutch writer. She received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 1998 for Het lied en de waarheid.-Works:*De kameleon *De heksenvriend *Wonderolie...
for Het lied en de waarheid - 1999 - Gijs IJlanderGijs IJlanderGijs Hoetjes, writing under the pseudonym Gijs IJlander is a Dutch writer. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 1999 for Twee harten op een schotel.-Reference:* at the Digital library for Dutch literature...
for Twee harten op een schotel - 2000 - Peter VerhelstPeter VerhelstPeter Verhelst is a Belgian Flemish novelist, poet, and dramatist. He won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for Tongkat. His latest novel is a political thriller, Zwerm.- Life :...
for Tongkat; Een verhalenbordeel - 2001 - Kees van BeijnumKees van BeijnumKees van Beijnum is a Dutch writer. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 2001 for De Oesters van Nam Kee .-Reference:* at the Digital library for Dutch literature...
for De oesters van Nam Kee - 2002 - Stefan HertmansStefan HertmansStefan Hertmans is a Flemish Belgian writer. He is head of a study centre at University College Ghent and affiliated researcher of the Ghent University...
for Als op de eerste dag - 2003 - L.H. WienerL.H. WienerLodewijk Willem Henri Wiener, writing as Lodewijk-Henri Wiener and L.H. Wiener is a Dutch writer. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 2003 for Nestor.-Reference:...
for Nestor - 2004 - Arnon GrunbergArnon GrünbergArnon Yasha Yves Grunberg is a Dutch writer. Some of his books were written using the heteronym Marek van der Jagt....
for De asielzoekerThe Asylum SeekerThe Asylum Seeker is a novel by Dutch author Arnon Grunberg. Published in 2003, the novel won the AKO Literatuurprijs and Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 2004, and has been reprinted more than fourteen times... - 2005 - Paul VerhaeghenPaul VerhaeghenPaul Verhaeghen is a Belgian novelist, writing in his native Dutch.His novels include Lichtenberg and Omega Minor . Omega Minor has been translated into German , English and French...
for Omega Minor - 2006 - Tommy WieringaTommy WieringaTommy Wieringa is a Dutch writer. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 2006 for his novel Joe Speedboot.-Reference:* at the Digital library for Dutch literature...
for Joe Speedboot - 2007 - Marcel MöringMarcel MöringMarcel Möring is a Dutch writer. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 2007 for his novel Dis.-Reference:* at the Digital library for Dutch literature...
for Dis - 2008 - Doeschka MeijsingDoeschka MeijsingMaria Johanna Meijsing is 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.-Works:...
for Over de liefde - 2009 - Marie KesselsMarie KesselsMarie Kessels is a Dutch poet and prose writer. She received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 2009 for Ruw.-Reference:* at the Digital library for Dutch literature...
for Ruw - 2010 - Koen Peeters Koen PeetersKoen Peeters is a Belgian writer. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize in 2010 for De bloemen.-Reference:* at the Digital library for Dutch literature...
for De bloemen