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The novels, stories and poems of the writer Marion Bloem received the Constantijn Huygens Prize today. She announced it on the NPO Radio 1 program Plastic.
“Not just the recent and the monumental Indo from 2020, which all those interested in the topic of identity should read, is personal, original, compelling and written with a great social commitment. From the first book, this applies to all of his work “, says the jury of the Jan Campert Foundation, responsible for the award.
“I’m still stunned, but happy and obviously I miss my biggest fan, but I know he’s enjoying something,” Bloem says on Twitter. Bloem’s husband, Ivan Wolffers died on 7 October.
Bloem celebrates her 70th birthday this year and her 50th as a writer. Her first book was published in 1972 Non ordinary Indian girl, which sold 350,000 copies. Her latest novel will be published next winter The girls of the village.
In addition to being a writer, Bloem is also a visual artist, documentary maker and filmmaker.
An amount of 12,000 euros is attached to the Constantijn Huygens Prize. Previous winners were Peter Verhelst (2001), Guus Kuijer (2020), Stefan Hertmans (2019), Nelleke Noordervliet (2018), Hans Tentije (2017), Atte Jongstra (2016) and Adriaan van Dis (2015).
Three more awards were also presented today. Dominique de Groen won with his bassoon Snakes the Jan Campert Prize (6000 euros). The jury: “Dominique De Groen looks like a hawk”.
Sealing of the seafarer from melting permafrost
Donald Niedekker received the F. Bordewijk Prize (6000 euros) for his novel True descriptions. “Niedekker gives the floor to a navigator who writes poetry whose spirit runs away after centuries from the melting of the permafrost”, according to the jury.
The biennial J. Greshoff prize (also 6000 euros) went to Marjan Slob, for her book The empty skyl, on loneliness. “A biotope of creativity”, reads the ranking.
The awards ceremony will take place on 12 February at the Theater aan het Spui in The Hague. The Jan Campert Foundation was founded in 1947 and is named after the poet who lived in The Hague for a long time and wrote the famous resistance poem The eighteen dead he wrote.
