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Gouden Strop
The Gouden Strop (i.e. 'Golden Noose') is the annual award for the best crime novel in the Dutch language. The prize has been awarded since 1986. The winner receives € 10,000 and a statuette. Its Belgian equivalent is the Diamanten Kogel (i.e. 'Diamond Bullet'). List of winners * 2013: ''Nacht in Parijs'' Michael Berg * 2012: ''Een zomer zonder slaap'' Bram Dehouck * 2011: ''De handen van Kalman Teller'' Gauke Andriesse * 2010: ''De minzame moordenaar'' Bram Dehouck * 2009: ''Daglicht'' Marion Pauw * 2008 : ''Cel'' Charles den Tex * 2007 : ''De tiende vrouw'' Roel Janssen * 2006 : ''De macht van meneer Miller'' Charles den Tex * 2005 : ''Dood van een soldaat'' Johanna Spaey * 2004 : ''Groene vrijdag'' Elvin Post * 2003 : ''De zesde mei'' Tomas Ross * 2002 : ''Schijn van kans'' Charles den Tex * 2001 : ''Zinloos geweld'' René Appel * 2000 : ''Het Alibibureau'' Peter de Zwaan * 1999 : ''Cleopatra'' Felix Thijssen * 1998 : ''Fotofinish'' Jac. Toes * 1997 : ''De kracht van het vu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Den Tex
Charles den Tex (born 21 April 1952) is a Dutch writer. Early life Charles den Tex was born in Camberwell, Australia. His parents returned with him to the Netherlands when he was 6. Career Den Tex studied Photography and Cinematography in London, then worked as an English teacher in Paris. He also worked as a copywriter in an advertising agency in Amsterdam. In 1980, he began working as communication consultant. Writing Charles den Tex published his first crime novel, ''Dump'', in 1995. he has written 10 crime novels, two short stories and a dictionary on the jargon of management and consultancy. Seven of his novels have been nominated to Gouden Strop Prize and has received the prize for three. Bibliography *''Dump'' (1995) *'' Claim'' (1996, filmed in 2001 by Martin Lagestee, starring Billy Zane and Louise Lombard Louise Lombard (born Louise Marie Perkins; 13 September 1970) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Evangeline Eliott in the BBC drama serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Novel
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction or science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. Crime fiction has multiple subgenres, including detective fiction (such as the whodunit), courtroom drama, hard-boiled fiction, and legal thrillers. Most crime drama focuses on crime investigation and does not feature the courtroom. Suspense and mystery are key elements that are nearly ubiquitous to the genre. History The ''One Thousand and One Nights'' (''Arabian Nights'') contains the earliest known examples of crime fiction. One example of a story of this genre is the medieval Arabic tale of "The Three Apples", one of the tales narrated by Scheherazade in the ''Arabia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoken country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamanten Kogel
The Diamanten Kogel (i.e. Diamond Bullet) is an annual award for the best original Dutch crime novel. It is awarded by the Genootschap van Vlaamse Misdaadauteurs in Belgium. The Gouden Strop is its counterpart in the Netherlands. The award consists of a silver knuckle-duster with four diamonds, designed by Wim Delvoye. Winners *2013: ''2017'' Rudy Soetewey *2012: ''Blauw Goud'' Almar Otten *2011: ''Roomservice'' Elvin Post *2010: ''Wrede schoonheid'' Mieke de Loof *2009: ''Stiletto Libretto'' Bavo Dhooge *2008: ''Pentito'' Simon de Waal *2007: ''Starr'' Patrick Conrad *2006: ''Het diepe water'' Felix Thijssen *2005: ''Onder druk'' Esther Verhoef *2004: ''Medeschuldig'' Bob Mendes *2003: ''Dossier K.'' Jef Geeraerts *2002: ''De Emerson locomotief'' Benny Baudewyns See also * Dutch literature Dutch language literature () comprises all writings of literary merit written through the ages in the Dutch language, a language which currently has around 23 million native speakers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roel Janssen
Roel Janssen (born 16 June 1990 in Venlo) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Fortuna Sittard in the Eredivisie. He formerly played for VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, followin .... External links * 1990 births Living people Association football fullbacks Dutch footballers Footballers from Venlo Fortuna Sittard players VVV-Venlo players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomas Ross
Tomas Ross (Den Bommel, 16 September 1944) is a Dutch writer who is famous for his historical criminal thrillers. He was born as Willem Pieter Hogendoorn in Den Bommel (Goeree-Overflakkee). He has used the pseudonym Tomas Ross since 1980. His father P.G. Hogendoorn was a member of a resistance group during the 2nd world war. Bibliography * 2019: ''Blonde Dolly'' * 2018: ''Het verdriet van Wilhelmina'' (''The India Trilogy'', part 3) * 2017: ''De Schaduw en het mysterie van De Denker'' (in the ''Literary Jewels'' series) * 2017: ''De onderkoning van Indië'' (''The India Trilogy'', part 2) * 2016: ''Zwarte weduwe'' (coauthored by Corine Hartman) * 2016: ''Mensenjacht'' (in the ''Literary Jewels'' series) * 2015: ''Van de doden niets dan goed'' (''The India Trilogy'', part 1) * 2015: ''Doodskopvlinder'' (coauthored by Corine Hartman) * 2014: ''De vrienden van Pinocchio'' * 2013: ''De Tweede November'' * 2013: ''De nachtwaker: Het koningscomplot'', (who was the biological father of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter De Zwaan
Peter de Zwaan ( Meppel, 17 August 1944) is a Dutch writer of thrillers for young readers; he is best known as the second writer of the Bob Evers series, which he took over after the death of Willem van den Hout Willem () is a Dutch and West FrisianRienk de Haan, ''Fryske Foarnammen'', Leeuwarden, 2002 (Friese Pers Boekerij), , p. 158. masculine given name. The name is Germanic, and can be seen as the Dutch equivalent of the name William in English, Gui .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Zwaan, Peter de 1944 births Living people Dutch children's writers Dutch thriller writers People from Meppel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Thijssen
Felix Thijssen (24 November 1933 – 26 July 2022) was a Dutch author of crime novels, science fiction novels and books for children. In 1999 he won the "Gouden Strop", prize for the best Dutch crime novel, for "Cleopatra". In 2006 he won the " Diamanten Kogel", Belgian prize for the best crime novel, for "Het diepe water" (Deep water). He lived in Saint-Germain-de-Calberte Saint-Germain-de-Calberte (; oc, Sent German de Calbèrta) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. The Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson stayed at an inn in the village on the night of 1 October 1878, as recounted in hi ..., France, where he died at the age of 88. References External links Felixthijssen.comSite dedicated to Felix Thijssen (Dutch language) 1933 births 2022 deaths Dutch children's writers Dutch male screenwriters Dutch screenwriters Dutch science fiction writers People from Rijswijk {{Netherlands-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Mendes
David Mendes (15 May 1928 – 1 October 2021 ), who used the Bob Mendes, was a Belgian accountant and writer of detective stories. He was born in , graduated in accountancy, fiscal duties and business administration and started his professional career as an accountant. He made his literary debut in 1984, with the publication of a collection of poems ''Met rook geschreven'' (E: Written with smoke), followed by ''Alfa en Omega'' (Alpha and Omega). Bibliography * De kracht van het bloed * Meester in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Krabbé
Tim Krabbé (born 13 April 1943) is a Dutch journalist, novelist and chess player. Krabbé was born in Amsterdam. His writing has appeared in most major periodicals in the Netherlands. Once a competitive cyclist, he is known to Dutch readers for his novel ''De Renner'' (''The Rider''), first published in 1978 and translated into English in 2002, of which ''The Guardian's'' Matt Seaton wrote: "Nothing better is ever likely to be written on the subjective experience of cycle-racing". English readers know him primarily for ''The Vanishing'' (Dutch: Spoorloos, literally: "Traceless" or "Without a Trace"), the translation of his 1984 novel ''Het Gouden Ei'' (''The Golden Egg''), which was made into an acclaimed The Vanishing (1988 film), 1988 Dutch film for which Krabbé co-wrote a script. A poorly received American The Vanishing (1993 film), remake was made in 1993. In 1997 he published ''De grot'', translated as ''The Cave'' and published in the U.S. in 2000. In 2009, he wrote the "Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarten 't Hart
Maarten 't Hart (born 25 November 1944 in Maassluis) is a Dutch writer. Trained as a biologist in zoology and ethology at the Leiden University, he taught that subject before becoming a full-time writer in the 1980s, having made his debut as a novelist in 1971 under the name Martin Hart with ''Stenen voor een ransuil'' ("Stones for a Long-Eared Owl"). He is the author of many novels, including ''Het Woeden der Gehele Wereld'' and ''De kroongetuige''. His books have been translated into a number of European languages, and he is especially popular in Germany. Three of his novels, '' (A Flight of Curlews'', trans. 1986), ''De aansprekers (Bearers of Bad Tidings'', trans. 1983), and '' (The Sundial'', trans. 2004) have appeared in English, as have a few of his short stories. The themes of his novels, which often have an autobiographical component, include: * the hometown of his youth, Maassluis Maassluis () is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jef Geeraerts
Jozef Adriaan Anna Geeraerts (23 February 1930 – 11 May 2015), better known as Jef Geeraerts, was a Belgian writer. Geeraerts was born in Antwerp. After his studies in political and administrative sciences at the Colonial University of Belgium in Antwerp he became a colonial administrator in Belgian Congo. On the independence of the Congo he sent his wife and children back to Belgium and in August 1960 he himself returned to Belgium. During the next six years he was paid by the government (return program). After that time he needed to find a job to survive. He decided to become a writer and went to the University of Brussels to study Germanic languages. Career as a writer When he had finished his studies he wrote his first novel, ''Ik ben maar een neger'' ("I'm just a negro"), which put him on the map as extremely controversial. The book was based on his experience as military in the Congo. He wrote more of these politically motivated colonial books before he started his ''Gan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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