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J. J. Voskuil
Johannes Jacobus Voskuil (1 July 1926, in The Hague – 1 May 2008, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch novelist known best for his epic novel ''Het Bureau''. In 1997 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novels '' Meneer Beerta'' and '' Vuile handen'', and in 1998 the Libris Prize for ''Het bureau 3: Plankton''. Bibliography An extensive scientific bibliography can be found in Doelman, that of literary publications in Heymans (until 1999). Scientific Works *1956 - The Dutch of Hindustani children in Suriname *1969 - Hanging the afterbirth of the horse *1978 - Twelve bakers and two baker's daughters have a conversation with JJ Voskuil *1979 - From wickerwork to brick. History of the walls of the farmhouse in the Netherlands *1982 - Kohieren of the tenth medal of Overschie 1561 and Twisk 1561 Fiction *1963 - On closer inspection *1998 - Word of thanks for the acceptance of the Bordewijk Prize (included in Tirade 373) *1999 - Nicolien's mother *2000 - Travel Diary 1981 *2002 - Requie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Births
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Libris Prize Winners
LIBRIS (Library Information System) is a Swedish national union catalogue maintained by the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm. It is possible to freely search about 6.5 million titles nationwide. In addition to bibliographic records, one for each book or publication, LIBRIS also contains an authority file of people. For each person there is a record connecting name, birth and occupation with a unique identifier. The MARC Code for the Swedish Union Catalog is SE-LIBR, normalized: selibr. The development of LIBRIS can be traced to the mid-1960s. While rationalization of libraries had been an issue for two decades after World War II, it was in 1965 that a government committee published a report on the use of computers in research libraries. The government budget of 1965 created a research library council (''Forskningsbiblioteksrådet'', FBR). A preliminary design document, ''Biblioteksadministrativt Information System (BAIS)'' was published in May 1970, and the name LIBRIS, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize Winners
Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "courage" or "ready, prepared" related to Old High German "to risk, venture." The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed as either Gothic or . It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain. Variants of the name include , , , and in Spanish, in Catalan, and and in Portuguese. The French forms are , '' Fernand'', and , and it is '' Ferdinando'' and in Italian. In Hungarian both and are used equally. The Dutch forms are and ''Ferry''. There are numerous short forms in many languages, such as the Finnish . There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form, . Royalty Aragón/León/Castile/Spain *Ferdina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Male Novelists
Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People Ethnic groups * Germanic peoples, the original meaning of the term ''Dutch'' in English ** Pennsylvania Dutch, a group of early Germanic immigrants to Pennsylvania *Dutch people, the Germanic group native to the Netherlands Specific people * Dutch (nickname), a list of people * Johnny Dutch (born 1989), American hurdler * Dutch Schultz (1902–1935), American mobster born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer * Dutch Mantel, ring name of American retired professional wrestler Wayne Maurice Keown (born 1949) * Dutch Savage, ring name of professional wrestler and promoter Frank Stewart (1935–2013) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Dutch (''Black Lagoon''), an African-American character from the Japanese manga and anime ''Black L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Deaths
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List Of Longest Novels
This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. Traditionally, '' Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus'' has been considered the longest novel, but it has been surpassed by at least one novel, or two depending on the criterion used to determine the length. Originally published (1649–1654) in ten parts, each part in three volumes, ''Artamène'' is generally attributed to Madeleine de Scudéry. Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words, or characters are counted. Length of a book is typically associated with its size—specifically page count—leading many to assume the largest and thickest book equates to its length. Word count is a direct way to measure the length of a novel in a manner unaffected by variations of format and page size; however, translating the story into different languages and dialects results in different word counts. Comparison of methods There are at least three ways to det ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, The Hague has been described as the country's de facto capital. The Hague is also the capital of the province of South Holland, and the city hosts both the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Hague is the core municipality of the Greater The Hague urban area, which comprises the city itself and its suburban municipalities, containing over 800,000 people, making it the third-largest urban area in the Netherlands, again after the urban areas of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.6&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NRC's Best Dutch Novels
''NRCs Best Dutch novels is a list of the most popular Dutch-language novels as of 2007. This list is based on an internet survey on books, carried out by the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad in the beginning of 2007. The Dutch public originally voted for their best-loved books from a "long-list". The long-list also contained Flemish authors like Louis Paul Boon, Hugo Claus and Willem Elsschot. From this, a "short-list" of ten books was drawn up for further voting. In March 2007 the final voting as shown below was presented on the Dutch national television. The list comprises 9 novels. The works by Nescio are three novellas which have been published together. The list no longer contains Flemish (Belgian) authors. The 10 books #Harry Mulisch, ''The Discovery of Heaven''; (1992) #Kader Abdolah, '' The House of the Mosque''; (2005) #Multatuli, ''Max Havelaar''; (1860) #J. Bernlef, '; (1984) #Willem Frederik Hermans, '' The Darkroom of Damocles''; (1958) #Willem Frederik Hermans, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize
{{short description, Dutch literary award The Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize or F. Bordewijk-prijs is a literary award, presented annually by the Jan Campert Foundation to the author of the best Dutch prose book. The prize was established in 1948 as the 'Vijverberg Prize', and has been named after the Dutch author Ferdinand Bordewijk since 1979. The prize includes a cash prize of € 6000, - (2019). Winners ;Vijverberg Prize * 1948 - Jo Boer for ''Kruis of munt'' * 1949 - not awarded * 1950 - Josepha Mendels for ''Als wind en rook'' * 1951 - Theun de Vries for ''Anna Casparii of Het heimwee'' * 1953 - Albert Helman for ''De laaiende stilte'' * 1954 - Max Croiset for the play ''Amphitryon'' * 1955 - not awarded * 1956 - Albert van der Hoogte for ''Het laatste uur'' * 1957 - not awarded * 1958 - Marga Minco for ''Het bittere kruid'' * 1959 - Jos. Panhuijsen for ''Wandel in het water'' * 1960 - not awarded * 1961 - Boeli van Leeuwen for ''De rots der struikeling'' * 1962 - J.W. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
