{{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

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book. The prize was established in 1948 as the 'Vijverberg Prize', and has been named after the Dutch author

Ferdinand Bordewijk Ferdinand Bordewijk (10 October 1884 – 28 April 1965) was a Dutch author. His style, which is terse and symbolic, is considered to belong to New Objectivity and magic realism. He was awarded the P. C. Hooft Award in 1953 and the Constantijn ...

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 Lodewijk 'Lou' Lichtveld (7 November 1903 – 10 July 1996) was a Surinamese politician, playwright, poet and resistance fighter who wrote under the pseudonym "Albert Helman". He gained notability in 1923 when he published the poetry collect ...

for ''De laaiende stilte'' * 1954 - Max Croiset for the play ''

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'' * 1955 - not awarded * 1956 -

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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. Holsbergen for ''De handschoenen van het verraad'' * 1963 - Harry Mulisch for ''De zaak 40/61'' * 1964 -

Jacques Hamelink Jacobus Marinus Hamelink (12 January 1939 – 17 November 2021), better known as Jacques Hamelink, was a Dutch poet, novelist, and literary critic, who is best known for his early short story collections such as ''Het plantaardig bewind'' ("''The ...

for ''Het plantaardig bewind'' * 1965 - Alfred Kossmann for ''De smaak van groene kaas'' * 1966 -

Willem Frederik Hermans Willem Frederik Hermans (1 September 1921 – 27 April 1995) was a Dutch author of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, as well as book-length studies, essays, and literary criticism. His most famous works are ''The House of Refuge'' (novella, ...

for '' Beyond Sleep'' (''Nooit meer slapen'') (not accepted) * 1967 - Jeroen Brouwers for ''Joris Ockeloen en het wachten'' * 1968 - Geert van Beek for ''De steek van een schorpioen'' * 1969 -

Ivo Michiels Henri Paul René Ceuppens (8 January 1923 – 7 October 2012), who wrote under the pseudonym Ivo Michiels, was a Belgian writer. Biography Michiels was born in Mortsel. During World War II he was employed as a nurse in a hospital in Lübeck ...

for ''Orchis militaris'' * 1970 - Jaap Harten for ''Garbo en de broeders Grimm'' * 1971 - Bert Schierbeek for ''Inspraak'' * 1972 - Anton Koolhaas for ''Blaffen zonder onraad'' * 1973 -

Kees Simhoffer Kees or KEES may refer to: * Kees (given name) * Kees (surname) * KEES Kees or KEES may refer to: * Kees (given name) * Kees (surname) Kees is a surname. Notable persons with that name include: * Duane Kees (born 1975), American attorney * Freder ...

for ''Een geile gifkikker'' * 1974 - William D. Kuik for ''De held van het potspel'' * 1975 - Daniël Robberechts for ''Praag schrijven'' * 1976 -

Adriaan van der Veen Adriaan is the Dutch and Afrikaans spelling of the given name Adrian. Before the 19th century the spelling Adriaen was also common, and people used the spelling interchangeably. Adriaan may refer to: People Artists *Adriaen Backer (1635–1684), ...

for ''In liefdesnaam'' * 1977 - J. Bernlef for ''De man in het midden'' * 1978 - F.B. Hotz for ''Ernstvuurwerk'' ;Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize * 1979 -

Willem Brakman Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman (13 June 19228 May 2008) was a Dutch writer who made his literary debut with the novel ''Een winterreis'' in 1961. Brakman received the P. C. Hooft Award in 1980.Oek de Jong Oebele Klaas Anne (Oek) de Jong (born 4 October 1952 in Breda) is a Dutch novelist. He debuted in 1976 with ''De hemelvaart van Massimo'', a collection of short stories for which he received the Reina Prinsen Geerligsprijs. In 1980 he won th ...

for ''Opwaaiende zomerjurken'' * 1981 - Cees Nooteboom for ''

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'' (''Rituelen'') * 1982 -

F. Springer F. Springer (15 January 1932 – 7 November 2011) was the pseudonym of Carel Jan Schneider, a Dutch foreign service diplomat and writer. Schneider was born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies. He spent World War II in a Japanese internment camp, and su ...

for '' Bougainville'' * 1983 - Willem G. van Maanen for ''Het nichtje van Mozart'' * 1984 - Armando for ''Machthebbers'' * 1985 -

Maarten Biesheuvel Maarten Biesheuvel (23 May 1939 in Schiedam – 30 July 2020 in Leiden) was a Dutch writer of short stories and novellas. He made his literary debut in 1972 with the short story collection ''In de bovenkooi''. He received the "Ferdinand Bordewijk ...

for ''Reis door mijn kamer'' * 1986 - A.F.Th. van der Heijden for ''De gevarendriehoek'' * 1987 - Frans Kellendonk for ''Mystiek lichaam'' * 1988 - Hermine de Graaf for ''De regels van het huis'' * 1989 - Jeroen Brouwers for ''De zondvloed'' * 1990 - Leo Pleysier for ''Wit is altijd schoon'' * 1991 - Jan Siebelink for ''De overkant van de rivier'' * 1992 - Jacq Firmin Vogelaar for ''De dood als meisje van acht'' * 1993 - Robert Anker for ''De terugkeer van kapitein Rob'' * 1994 -

Louis Ferron Louis Ferron (born Karl Heinz Beckering; 4 February 1942 – 26 August 2005) was a Dutch novelist and poet. Biography Louis Ferron was born in Leiden out of an adulterous relationship between a married German soldier and a waitress from Haarlem ...

for ''De walsenkoning'' * 1995 - Nicolaas Matsier for ''Gesloten huis'' * 1996 - Wessel te Gussinklo for ''De opdracht'' * 1997 - J.J. Voskuil for ''Meneer Beerta en Vuile handen'' * 1998 - Helga Ruebsamen for ''Het lied en de waarheid'' * 1999 - Gijs IJlander for ''Twee harten op een schotel'' * 2000 -

Peter Verhelst Peter Verhelst (born 28 January 1962) is a Belgian Flemish people, Flemish novelist, poet and dramatist. He won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for ''Tongkat''. Life Peter Verhelst was born in Bruges, Belgium. In his youth, he was extremely inte ...

for ''Tongkat; Een verhalenbordeel'' * 2001 -

Kees van Beijnum Kees van Beijnum (born 21 March 1954 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch writer. He grew up in Amsterdam, where his mother had a bar near the Zeedijk. Before he became a writer, he was a journalist. He made his debut as a novelist in 1991 with ''Over het IJ ...

for ''De oesters van Nam Kee'' * 2002 - Stefan Hertmans for ''Als op de eerste dag'' * 2003 - L.H. Wiener for ''Nestor'' * 2004 -

Arnon Grunberg Arnon Yasha Yves Grunberg (; born 22 February 1971) is a Dutch writer of novels, essays, and columns, as well as a journalist. He published some of his work under the heteronym Marek van der Jagt. He lives in New York. His work has been transla ...

for '' De asielzoeker'' * 2005 - Paul Verhaeghen for ''Omega Minor'' * 2006 -

Tommy Wieringa Tommy Wieringa (born 20 May 1967) is a Dutch writer.Tommy Wieringa

for ''Joe Speedboot'' * 2007 - Marcel Möring for ''Dis'' * 2008 - Doeschka Meijsing for ''Over de liefde'' * 2009 - Marie Kessels for ''Ruw'' 2016Winternachten6

* 2010 -

Koen Peeters Koen Peeters (Turnhout, 9 March 1959) is a Belgian writer. He was shortlisted for the Libris Literature Prize for his book the ''Great European Novel'' which has since been translated into multiple languages. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk ...

for ''De bloemen'' * 2011 -

Gustaaf Peek Gustaaf may refer to: * Gustaaf Van Cauter, (born 1948), former racing cyclist *Gustaaf Deloor (1913–2002), Belgian road racing cyclist * Gustaaf Eeckeman (1918–1975), Belgian football left winger * Gustaaf Adolf van den Bergh van Eysinga (187 ...

for ''Ik was Amerika'' * 2012 - Stephan Enter for ''Grip'' * 2013 -

Oek de Jong Oebele Klaas Anne (Oek) de Jong (born 4 October 1952 in Breda) is a Dutch novelist. He debuted in 1976 with ''De hemelvaart van Massimo'', a collection of short stories for which he received the Reina Prinsen Geerligsprijs. In 1980 he won th ...

for '' Pier en oceaan'' * 2014 - Jan van Mersbergen for ''De laatste ontsnapping'' * 2015 - Annelies Verbeke for ''Dertig dagen'' * 2016 - Anton Valens for ''Het compostcirculatieplan'' * 2017 - Jeroen Olyslaegers for ''WIL'' * 2018 - Jan van Aken for ''De ommegang'' * 2019 -

Marente de Moor Marente de Moor (; born 1972) is a Dutch novelist and columnist. She published four novels and two collections of short stories. She won the AKO Literatuurprijs (2011) and the European Union Prize for Literature (2014) for her novel ''De Nederl ...

for ''Foon'' * 2020 - Anjet Daanje for ''De herinnerde soldaat'' * 2021 -

Marieke Lucas Rijneveld Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (born 20 April 1991 in Nieuwendijk, the Netherlands) is a Dutch writer. Rijneveld won the 2020 International Booker Prize together with his translator Michele Hutchison for the debut novel '' The Discomfort of Evening'' ...

for ''Mijn lieve gunsteling'' * 2022 - Donald Niedekker for ''Waarachtige beschrijvingen uit de permafrost''

External links

Website Jan Campert Foundation
Dutch literary awards Awards established in 1979 Awards established in 1948 *