European Union Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2024) Special Award
Sholeh Rezazadeh
ショーレ・レザザデ
Sholeh Rezazadeh
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, Iran
- Nationality
- Iranian, Dutch
- Languages
- Persian, Dutch
- Residence History
- Tabriz (birth–2015) → Netherlands (resident since 2015)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Columnist
- Active Years
- 2012-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Agora Lettera (writer's prize) | — | プローズ賞 | Agora Lettera | 受賞 |
| 2019 | El Hizjra literary prize | — | 詩部門 | El Hizjra | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Debutant prize of the Society of Dutch Literature (Debutantenprijs) | De Hemel is Altijd Paars | デビュー賞 | Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde | 受賞 |
Agora Lettera (writer's prize)
2018
Category:
プローズ賞
Organization:
Agora Lettera
Result:
受賞
El Hizjra literary prize
2019
Category:
詩部門
Organization:
El Hizjra
Result:
受賞
Debutant prize of the Society of Dutch Literature (Debutantenprijs)
2022
Work:
De Hemel is Altijd Paars
Category:
デビュー賞
Organization:
Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Sky is Always Purple (De Hemel is Altijd Paars)
2021 NovelA novel narrated from the perspective of a young emigrant woman from Iran, depicting her father's opium addiction, struggles adapting to life in the Netherlands, loneliness and search for identity.
migrationidentityfamilyaddictionloneliness
I Know a Mountain Waiting for Me (Ik Ken Een Berg Die Op Me Wacht)
2023 NovelA 2023 novel that delves into personal interiority through experiences of migration, memory, and contrasts between homeland and a new country.
immigration experiencememoryhomeland vs present
Bibliography
- Rezazadeh, Sholeh (2021). De Hemel is Altijd Paars [The Sky is Always Purple]
- Rezazadeh, Sholeh (2023). Ik Ken Een Berg Die Op Me Wacht [I Know a Mountain Waiting for Me]
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realist yet lyrical proseConcise, sensory imageryA fusion of expressive sensibilities across two languages
- Recurring Motifs
- exile and belonginglanguage and namingfamily wounds and addictionlonely landscapes
Legacy
Noted as an Iranian-born writer who writes in Dutch, she has been recognized for works about migration experience. With several awards early in her career, she is emerging as a multicultural voice in Dutch literature.
Trivia
- Moved to the Netherlands in 2015 and subsequently learned Dutch before beginning to publish.
- Published debut Dutch novel De Hemel is Altijd Paars in 2021.
- Won the Debutantenprijs (Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde) in 2022 for De Hemel is Altijd Paars.
- Contributes columns to the Dutch newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad.