Libris Literature Award (Libris Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2004) Winner
Arthur Japin
アーサー・ヤーピン
Āsā Yapin
Aliases:
Arthur Valentijn Japin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-07-26 （Haarlem）
- Nationality
- Netherlands, Dutch
- Languages
- Dutch
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Haarlem → Amsterdam → Utrecht
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Actor, Opera singer
- Active Years
- 1991-2024
- Affiliations
- De Arbeiderspers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kleinkunstacademie | — | Theatre | — | — | Netherlands |
Kleinkunstacademie
Theatre
Country:
Netherlands
Trained as actor in Amsterdam
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Libris Literatuurprijs | Een schitterend gebrek | — | — | Winner |
| 2008 | NS Publieksprijs | De overgave | — | — | Winner |
| 1990 | Gorcumse Literatuurprijs | De klap van Ediep Koning | — | — | Winner |
Libris Literatuurprijs
2004
Work:
Een schitterend gebrek
Result:
Winner
NS Publieksprijs
2008
Work:
De overgave
Result:
Winner
Gorcumse Literatuurprijs
1990
Work:
De klap van Ediep Koning
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
De zwarte met het witte hart
1997 Historical novelStory of two Ashanti princes taken from Ghana to the Dutch king Willem I's court in 1837.
ColonialismIdentityFriendship
Adaptations
- [Opera] / Jonathan Dove (2007)
Translations
- The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi
Bibliography
- Magonische verhalen
- De zwarte met het witte hart
- De vierde wand
- De droom van de leeuw
- Een schitterend gebrek
- De grote wereld
- De overgave
- Vaslav
- Mrs. Degas
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Historical fiction based on factsPoetic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- LossSearch for identityCross-cultural encounters
Health
-
Difficult childhood1969年頃Impacted by father's suicide
Legacy
Dutch novelist who has won almost every prestigious prize in Dutch literature.
Trivia
- Son of a detective novelist
- Partner of Benjamin Moser
- Hosted Dutch QI but series discontinued after six episodes