Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (1993) Winner
Tim Krabbé
ティム・クラッベ
Timu Kurabbē
Aliases:
Hans Maarten Timotheus Krabbé
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-04-13 （Amsterdam）
- Nationality
- Dutch
- Languages
- Dutch
- Residence History
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, novelist, chess player
- Active Years
- 1967-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Boekenweekgeschenk | Een Tafel vol Vlinders | — | Stichting CPNB | 執筆 |
Boekenweekgeschenk
2009
Work:
Een Tafel vol Vlinders
Organization:
Stichting CPNB
Result:
執筆
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Rider
1978 sports novelA novel depicting a day in a bicycle road race from the rider's subjective perspective.
cyclingpsychological insightcompetition
Translations
- English (2002)
The Golden Egg
1984 thrillerA man's desperate search for his mysteriously vanished girlfriend.
disappearanceterror of everyday lifeobsession
Adaptations
- [film] The Vanishing / George Sluizer (1988)
- [film] The Vanishing (1993 remake) / George Sluizer (1993)
Translations
- English
The Cave
1997 novelA story centered around a cave.
Translations
- English (2000)
Een Tafel vol Vlinders
2009 novelWork published as the Boekenweekgeschenk.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise and tense prosestrong psychological insight
- Recurring Motifs
- disappearance and lossthe uncanny in everyday life
Legacy
Prominent Dutch novelist acclaimed for cycling-themed 'The Rider' and thriller 'The Vanishing'. Also renowned for chess writings and website.
Trivia
- Former competitive cyclist.
- Chess player with peak FIDE rating of 2290 (January 1990), world ranking 3,800th.
- Brother of actor Jeroen Krabbé.
- Son of painter Maarten Krabbé.
- Mother was Jewish film translator Margreet Reiss.