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Tommy Wieringa

トミー・ウィーリンガ

Tomī Wieringa

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1967-05-20 (Goor, Netherlands)
Nationality
オランダ, Dutch
Languages
Dutch

Career

Occupations
Writer, Novelist
Active Years
1995-2023
Nominations
International Booker Prize nomination (The Death of Murat Idrissi)

Education

University of Groningen
Country: Netherlands
Utrecht University
Country: Netherlands

Awards

Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize
2006
Work: Joe Speedboat
Organization: Dutch Foundation for Literature
Result: 受賞
Libris Prize
2013
Work: These are the Names
Result: 受賞
Bookspot Literatuurprijs
2018
Work: The Blessed Rita
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Joe Speedboat

2005 social novel

A coming-of-age story.

friendshipgrowth
Translations
  • English translation available

Bibliography

  • Dormantique's manco
  • Amok
  • Alles over Tristan
  • Joe Speedboat
  • Pleidooi voor de potscherf
  • Ik was nooit in Isfahaan
  • Caesarion
  • These are the Names
  • A Beautiful Young Wife
  • The Death of Murat Idrissi
  • The Blessed Rita
  • Dit is mijn moeder
  • Gedachten over onze tijd
  • Nirwana

Style & Themes

Literary Style
social novelrealism
Recurring Motifs
migrationidentity

Legacy

Recognized as an important contemporary Dutch writer.