Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation
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Edition 24 (1994) Winner
Maarten 't Hart
マルテン・ト・ハルト
Maarten 't Hart
Pen Names:
Martin Hart（Pen name used for novelist debut）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-11-25 （Maassluis）
- Nationality
- オランダ, Dutch
- Languages
- Dutch
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Residence History
- Warmond (near Leiden)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Biologist
- Active Years
- 1971-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leiden University | — | Zoology and Ethology | — | — | Netherlands |
Leiden University
Zoology and Ethology
Country:
Netherlands
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Het Woeden der Gehele Wereld
1993 NovelNovel with autobiographical elements
HometownProtestantismLoveGuilt
De kroongetuige
1983 NovelOne of his major novels
Nature descriptionsClassical music
Een vlucht regenwulpen (A Flight of Curlews)
1978 NovelTranslated into English
NatureBirds
Translations
- English: A Flight of Curlews (1986)
Bibliography
- Stenen voor een ransuil (1971)
- Ratten (1973)
- Ik had een wapenbroeder (1973)
- Het vrome volk (1974)
- Een vlucht regenwulpen (1978)
- De aansprekers (1979)
- De droomkoningin (1980)
- De kroongetuige (1983)
- De ortolaan (1984)
- De jacobsladder (1986)
- Het uur tussen hond en wolf (1987)
- De steile helling (1988)
- Onder de korenmaat (1991)
- Het woeden der gehele wereld (1993)
- De nakomer (1996)
- De zonnewijzer (2002)
- Lotte Weeda (2004)
- Het psalmenoproer (2006)
- De nachtstemmer (2019)
Translations of Works
- Ratten → Rats (English, 1982)
- Een vlucht regenwulpen → A Flight of Curlews (English, 1986)
- De aansprekers → Bearers of Bad Tidings (English, 1983)
- De zonnewijzer → The Sundial (English, 2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed descriptions of naturePassionate love for classical music
- Recurring Motifs
- Hometown MaassluisRebellion against strict ProtestantismLove between man and womanRelationship between elderly and young manGuilt
Legacy
Popular Dutch writer, especially in Germany. Books translated into European languages.
In Popular Culture
- Rat consultant for Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre
Trivia
- Supporter of the Party for Animals
- No passport for 10 years, no travel abroad
- Plays piano and organ
- Reads six books a week in Dutch, English, German, French
- Dislikes films