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Adriaan Van Dis
Adriaan van Dis (Bergen aan Zee, 16 December 1946) is a Dutch author. He debuted in 1983 with the novella ''Nathan Sid''. In 1995 his book ''Indische Duinen'' (''My Father's War''), which in its narrative is a follow up to his debut novella, was also awarded several prestigious literary awards. He is also known as the host of his own award-winning television talkshow named ''Hier is... Adriaan van Dis'', that lasted from 1983 to 1992 and several successful award-winning television documentaries. With the publication of his Indies inspired compilation book ''De Indie boeken'' (''The Indies books'') in 2012, van Dis establishes himself as one of the most significant second generation authors of Dutch Indies literature. Life Youth His father was born in the Dutch East Indies to Dutch parents and his mother a farmer's daughter from Breda who had met each other in the Dutch East Indies after the War. By then his mother already had three daughters from her first marriage to a Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergen Aan Zee
Bergen aan Zee is a village and seaside resort on the North Sea coast in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 9 km west of Alkmaar. History The village was first mentioned in 1848 as Bergen aan Zee, and means Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ... on the sea. It was officially founded in 1906. A new seaside village was built as a result of private investment by large landowners and the mayor of Bergen. Bergen aan Zee has grown into a beach resort town, popular for surfing and sailing. The majority of the visitors come either from the Netherlands or Germany, to enjoy the sandy beach. It is also home to Zee Aquarium Bergen. Between 1909 and 1955 it was the terminus of a light rail line from Alkmaar to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zomergasten
''Zomergasten'' ("Summer guests", an allusion to migratory birds) is a Dutch television programme broadcast each summer by public broadcaster VPRO. The programme was first aired in 1988. Each episode takes up an entire Sunday evening, lasting typically three hours. It consists of an in-depth studio interview with a notable Dutch, Belgian or other Dutch-speaking foreigner, interspersed with cinema or television footage selected by the guest, which is subsequently discussed. Guests include writers, scientists, television personalities, politicians or business people. ''Zomergasten'' has become one of the signature programmes of Dutch public television. VPRO has organized live public screenings of ''Zomergasten'' in arthouse cinemas. In 2017, several venues in Amsterdam organised public screenings of the ''Zomergasten'' edition featuring Amsterdam mayor Eberhard van der Laan.{{Cite news, url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2017/07/30/zo-dorps-kan-amsterdam-ook-nog-zijn-12307979-a156842 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Du Perron
Charles Edgar du Perron, more commonly known as E. du Perron, was an influential Dutch poet and author of Indo-European descent. He is best known for his literary acclaimed masterpiece ''Land van herkomst'' (''Land of origin'') of 1935. Together with Menno ter Braak and Maurice Roelants he founded the short-lived but influential literary magazine ''Forum'' in 1932. Biography E. ('Eddy') du Perron was born in Meester Cornelis, Batavia, Dutch East Indies on 2 November 1899, descended from French aristocracy. Most probably his bloodline can be traced back to Jean Roch du Perron (born in Bulhon, in Auvergne, France in 1756 – Died in Batavia, Dutch East Indies in 1808). His dad is Charles Emile du Perron (Born in 1861 in Batavia, Jakarta, Indonesia) and his mom is Maria Mina Madeline Bédier de Prairie (Born in 1864 in Penang, Malaysia). Du Perron's family belonged to the landowning upper class of Indo aristocracy in the Dutch East Indies. His father was a wealthy entrepreneur allow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Dermoût
Maria Dermoût (15 June 1888 – 27 June 1962) was an Indo-European novelist, considered one of the greats of Dutch literature and as such an important proponent of Dutch Indies literature. In December 1958 ''Time'' magazine praised the translation of Maria Dermoût's '' The Ten Thousand Things'', and named it one of the best books of the year. Whitney Balliett of ''The New Yorker'' wrote: ''"Mrs. Dermout, in the manner of Thoreau and the early Hemingway, is an extraordinary sensualist. ..in passages of a startling, unadorned, three-dimensional clarity; often one can almost touch what she describes."'' Biography Dermoût was a Dutch novelist born on a sugar plantation in Pati, Java, Dutch East Indies, and educated in the Netherlands, who wrote in Dutch. After completing her education she returned to Java, where she married and travelled extensively across Java and the Moluccas with her husband. In 1933 her husband was pensioned, and the couple returned to the Netherland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Douwes Dekker
Ernest François Eugène Douwes Dekker also known as '' Setyabudi'' or ''Setiabudi'' (8 October 1879 – 28 August 1950) was an Indonesian-Dutch nationalist and politician of Indo descent. He was related to the famous Dutch anti-colonialism writer Multatuli, whose real name was Eduard Douwes Dekker ("Douwes Dekker" being their surname). In his youth, he fought in the Second Boer War in South Africa on the Boer side. His thoughts were highly influential in the early years of the Indonesian freedom movement. After Indonesian independence, he adopted the Sundanese name Danoedirdja Setiaboedi. Early years Douwes Dekker was born in Pasuruan, in the north east of Java, 80 km south of Surabaya. His father was Auguste Henri Edouard Douwes Dekker, a broker and bank agent, of a Dutch family living in the then-Dutch East Indies. His Indo (Eurasian) mother was Louisa Margaretha Neumann, of half-German and half- Javanese descent. Douwes Dekker's great-uncle was the famous writer Eduar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Ido
Victor Ido (8 February 1869, in Surabaya – 20 May 1948, in The Hague) is the main alias of the Indo people, Indo (Eurasian) Dutch language writer and journalist Hans van de Wall. Born in Surabaya, Dutch East Indies (colonial Indonesia) from a Dutch father and Indo people, Indo (Eurasian) mother. Ido was the Art Editor of P.A.Daum's Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad and later the Chief Editor of newspaper ''Batavia's Handelsblad'' as well as an accomplished musician (organist). As a literary author his work shows a keen eye for the discrimination and socio-economic realities of middle and lower class Indos in the Dutch East Indies, Indo-Europeans of the late 19th century. As an innovative and successful playwright he incorporated many indigenous i.e. Indonesian cultural elements into a western theatrical format. Early life His mothers Indo (Eurasian) family belonged to the lower social layer of European society, where constant lack of money, outright poverty and a continues struggle for ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Couperus
Louis Marie-Anne Couperus (10 June 1863 – 16 July 1923) was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psychological and historical novels, novellas, short stories, fairy tales, feuilletons and sketches. Couperus is considered to be one of the foremost figures in Dutch literature. In 1923, he was awarded the ''Tollensprijs'' (Tollens Prize). Couperus and his wife travelled extensively in Europe and Asia, and he later wrote several related travelogues which were published weekly. Youth Louis Marie-Anne Couperus was born on 10 June 1863 at Mauritskade 11 in The Hague, Netherlands, into a long-established, ''Indo'' family of the colonial landed gentry of the Dutch East Indies. He was the eleventh and youngest child of John Ricus Couperus (1816–1902), a prominent colonial administrator, lawyer and ''landheer'' or lord of the private domain ('' particuliere land'') of Tjikopo in Java, and Catharina Geertruida Reynst (1829–1893). T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libris Prize
The Libris Literature Award or Libris Prize (Dutch: Libris Literatuur Prijs) is a prize for novels originally written in Dutch. Established in 1993, it is awarded annually since 1994 by Libris, an association of independent Dutch booksellers, and amounts to 50,000 for the winner. It is modeled on the Booker Prize, having a longlist and a selection process which shortlists six books. The author of each shortlisted book receives 2,500. Shortlisted authors are heavily promoted in individual Libris book stores, providing important commercial opportunities for authors and booksellers. Typically, the (independent) jury's selection is discussed and criticized in the Dutch press, providing even more exposure. The Libris Literature Award with the (Belgian) Golden Owl and the (Dutch) AKO Literatuurprijs make up the "big three" literature awards for Dutch-language books. Winners *1994 – Frida Vogels – ''De harde kern'' *1995 – Thomas Rosenboom – ''Gewassen vlees'' *1996 – Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gouden Ganzenveer
The Gouden Ganzenveer ("Golden goose quill") is a Dutch cultural award initiated in 1955, given annually to a person or organization of great significance to the written and printed word. Recipients are selected by an academy of people from the cultural, political, scientific, and corporate world. Members meet once a year; the winner is announced each year in January and honored in April. From 1995 to 1998 the award was granted by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Uitgeversbond, the Royal Dutch Organization of Publishers; since 2000, it is granted by a separate organization. Recipients Note: some years the award was not given. * 1955 – Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences * 1957 – , historian * 1960 – Jan Oort, astronomer * 1965 – , art historian * 1980 – , librarian * 1983 – Bernard Lievegoed, psychiatrist and author * 1984 – Hans Freudenthal, mathematician * 1985 – Jan Tinbergen, economist * 1986 – Natuurmonumenten, environmental and cultural organization * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NS Publieksprijs
NS as an abbreviation can mean: Arts and entertainment Gaming * ''Natural Selection'' (video game), a mod for the game ''Half-life'' * '' NetStorm: Islands At War'', a real-time strategy game published in 1997 by Activision * Nintendo Switch, a hybrid video game console and handheld. * Jennifer Government: NationStates, a web-based simulation game Literature * ''New Spring'' (known to fans as "NS"), a 1999 anthology edited by Robert Silverberg and derivative 2004 novella by Robert Jordan * NS-series robots from the book ''I, Robot'' Companies * National Semiconductor (also known as "Natsemi"), an American integrated circuit design and manufacturing company * Nederlandse Spoorwegen, the main public transport railway company in the Netherlands * Norfolk Southern Railway, a major Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation * Norfolk Southern Railway (1942–1982), the final name of a railroad running in Virginia and North Carolina before its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gouden Uil
The Golden Book-Owl (De Gouden Boekenuil) is a Belgian prize for original Dutch language literature. Originally it was named Golden Owl (De Gouden Uil). It has been awarded annually since 1995. Development It has changed categories several times during the years. For the first five years it consisted of three columns: Fiction, non-fiction and children and youth books. As for 2000 to 2008 the non-fiction category was replaced by an audience award. In 2009 and 2010 it had even four categories: Literature, Youth Literature, Audience and Youth Audience. Since 2012 it is reduced to grown up literature prizes. The winner gets 25,000 euro and a work of art, the winner of the 100 reader's prize gets 2,500 euro and a MontBlanc pen. Laureates *1995: **Fiction: Adriaan van Dis - Indische Duinen **Children and youth books: Anne Provoost - Vallen **Non-fiction: Jeroen Brouwers - Vlaamse Leeuwen *1996 **Fiction: Guido van Heulendonk - Paarden Zijn Ook Varkens **Children and youth books: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boekenweek
In the Netherlands, the Boekenweek (; English: Book Week) is an annual "week" of ten days dedicated to Dutch literature. It has been held in March annually since 1932. Each Boekenweek has a theme. The beginning of the Boekenweek is marked by the ''Boekenbal'' (''book ball''), a gathering that is attended by writers and publishers. Events are held across the country during the Boekenweek, such as book signing sessions, literary festivals and debates. Publications Each year a well-known writer, usually Dutch or Flemish, is asked to write a book, usually a novella, called the ''Boekenweekgeschenk'' (''book week gift''), which is to be given away during the festival. Book shops give a copy of the Boekenweekgeschenk when a customer buys a book in the Dutch language; libraries also give copies of these books when a new person becomes a member. The Boekenweekgeschenk is published by the Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek (''CPNB'', ''Collective Promotion for the Dutch Boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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