Libris Literature Award (Libris Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2007) Winner
Arnon Grunberg
アーノン・ヤシャ・イヴ・グリュンベルク
Arnon Yasha Yves Grünberg
Pen Names:
Marek van der Jagt（Used as a heteronym for novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-02-22 （Amsterdam）
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Languages
- Dutch
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Amsterdam, Netherlands → New York City, United States
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, essayist, columnist, journalist
- Active Years
- 1993-
- Affiliations
- Leiden University (writer-in-residence), Wageningen University, University of Amsterdam (honorary fellow)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vossius Gymnasium | — | High school | — | 1980年代 | Netherlands |
Vossius Gymnasium
High school
Period:
1980年代
Country:
Netherlands
Expelled in 1988
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Anton Wachter Prize | Blue Mondays | デビュー小説 | Dutch literary award | 受賞 |
| 2000 | AKO Literature Prize | Phantom Pain | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Libris Prize | Tirza | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Constantijn Huygens Prize | Entire oeuvre | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2021 | P.C. Hooft Award | Contribution to Dutch literature | — | — | 受賞 |
Anton Wachter Prize
1994
Work:
Blue Mondays
Category:
デビュー小説
Organization:
Dutch literary award
Result:
受賞
AKO Literature Prize
2000
Work:
Phantom Pain
Result:
受賞
Libris Prize
2007
Work:
Tirza
Result:
受賞
Constantijn Huygens Prize
2009
Work:
Entire oeuvre
Result:
受賞
P.C. Hooft Award
2021
Work:
Contribution to Dutch literature
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Blue Mondays
1994 NovelDebut novel hailed as a grotesque comedy, rare in Dutch literature.
grotesquecomedy
Translations
- English translation available
Tirza
2006 NovelA father's obsessive love for his daughter; adapted into a film.
familyobsessionsociety
Adaptations
- [Film] Tirza / Rudder Rudolf (2010)
Translations
- Translated into 14 languages
Bibliography
- Blue Mondays (1994)
- Silent Extras (2001)
- Phantom Pain (2004)
- Tirza (2013)
- The Man Without Illness
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- grotesque comedysharp social observation
- Recurring Motifs
- human lifeshamemigration
Legacy
Major figure in Dutch literature, recipient of PC Hooft Award; works translated into 30 languages.
Archives
- University of Amsterdam Special Collections
In Popular Culture
- Compared to Philip Roth
Quotes
-
Everything is field research: friendship, sex, love, and work.
Source: Interview
Trivia
- Mother was an Auschwitz survivor.
- Ran his own publishing house Kasimir from 1990-1993.