Auke Anthony Hulst (born May 20, 1975), is a Dutch novelist, journalist and musician.

Biography

Hulst was raised in the hamlet of Denemarken (meaning: Denmark), in the north of the Netherlands. After a disorganized upbringing he studied audiovisual arts, Dutch literature and English at the

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. He did not finish any of these studies. From 1998 on Hulst has been working for a number of prominent Dutch and Belgian newspapers and magazines, like Vrij Nederland,

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, Knack Focus,

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, and

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. In 2006 he made his literary debut with the novel '' Jij en ik en alles daartussenin'' (translation: You and me and everything in between.) In 2007 he produced, together with cartoonist

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, a hybrid between literary non-fiction and graphic novel, called '' De eenzame snelweg'' (translation: The lonely highway). It's the impressionistic story of a cross-country trip the authors made, commemorating fifty years of ''

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'' by

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. The book was nominated for a stripschap-penning and the Prix Saint-Michel. In May 2009 Hulst publishes '' Wolfskleren'' (translation: Wolf's Clothes), a novel that coincides with a rock-album by Hulst's Sponsored by Prozac-project. Hulst also is one of the main drivers behind the Dutch-language band De Meisjes. In 2012 his semi-autobiographical novel ''

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'' (translation: Children of the Savage Land) was published to both critical and commercial acclaim, winning several smaller literary awards. After his publisher

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failed to submit the book for both the Libris and Gouden Boekenuil-awards, two of the most important literary accolades for Dutch writers, Hulst changed publishers. At Anthos he published the travel book '' Buitenwereld, binnenzee'' (2014, translation: Outside World, Inner Sea) and the novels '' Slaap zacht, Johnny Idaho'' (2015, trans: Sleep Tight, Johnny Idaho) and '' En ik herinner me Titus Broederland'' (2016, Brotherland), both of which were awarded the Harland Awards Book Prize. In 2017 he published the travel book ''Motel Songs'', which was accompanied by the musical album of the same name. That book was awarded the Bob den Uyl Prize for Best Dutch travel book. In 2018 Hulst published the novel ''Zoeklicht op het gazon'' (trans: Searchlight on the Lawn), a psychological portrait of

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. Together with Wim Melis, curator of the

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photo festival in

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, Hulst has created the photobook ''The Pursuit of Happiness'' (2009). As editor and essayist he co-created the Noorderlicht-publications ''Warzone'' (2010), which was about the war experiences of soldiers on international missions, and ''The Sweet and Sour Story of Sugar'' (2013).

External links

Official Website (in Dutch)
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