Margaretha Maria Antonetta 'Margriet' de Moor ('' née'' Neefjes; born 1941) is a Dutch pianist and writer of novels and essays. She won the

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for her novel ''Eerst grijs dan wit dan blauw'' (1991).

Life and career

Margaretha Maria Antonetta Neefjes, born in

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, 21 November 1941, married sculptor Heppe de Moor (1938 - 1992). They had two daughters: writer Marente and visual artist Lara. After

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and the Hogere Burgerschool she attended the

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, where she studied piano and singing. Afterward she studied art history and archeology in Amsterdam and taught piano. With her husband, she began an artist salon in 1984 in

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. De Moor began writing, and after a failed attempt at a novel, debuted with a story collection, ''Op de rug gezien''; the collection won her a literary award, the Gouden Ezelsoor, and a nomination for the

. Many of her works have been translated into German.

Literary awards

*1989 – Gouden Ezelsoor, nomination for

for ''Op de rug gezien'' *1990 – Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogt-prijs for ''Dubbelportret'' *1992 –

for ''Eerst grijs dan wit dan blauw''

Published works

*''Op de rug gezien'' (stories, 1988) *''Dubbelportret'' (novellas, 1989) *''Eerst grijs dan wit dan blauw'' (novel, 1991) *''De virtuoos'' (novel, 1993) *''Ik droom dus'' (stories, 1995) *''Hertog van Egypte'' (novel, 1996) *''Zee-Binnen'' (novel, 1999) *''Verzamelde verhalen'' (stories, 2000) *''Kreutzersonate - Een liefdesverhaal'' (novel, 2001) *''Ze waren schoolmeesters'' (biography, 2001) *''De verdronkene'' (novel, 2005) *''De Kegelwerper'' (novel, 2006) *''Als een hond zijn blinde baas'' (essays, 2007) *''De schilder en het meisje'' (novel, 2010) *''De verdronkene'' (novel, 2010) *''Mélodie d'amour'' (novel, 2013)

External links

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