Cultural anthropologist Roline Redmond won the Brusseprijs 2022 on Saturday evening. In With the Eye on Tomorrow became her book, The Doorsons: In Search of an African American Slave Family in the Caribbeanvoted best journalistic book of the past year.
According to the jury, Redmond is “an author who paints the history of her ancestors with refreshing distance and in that way fulfills the assignment of her mother. The history of slavery is recorded so that it becomes visible, but above all: is not forgotten.” .
The Doorsons appeared by publishing house De Arbeiderspers. Other titles shortlisted for the Brusse Prize were: Groningen gold. On the power of gas and the role of Russia by Wendelmoet Boersema; The machine. Under the spell of Booking.com by Stijn Bronzwaer, Joris Kooiman and Merijn Rengers; Business Prince. The hunt for success by Bernhard van Oranje by Michiel Couzy and Maarten van Dun and Sanda Dia. The baptism that led to death by Pieter Huyberechts.
“All five books are of high quality and go well beyond everyday reporting. But the winning book will still have meaning ten years from now. It provides insight and describes one of the most discussed topics of our time,” it reads. the jury’s report. This year a record number of 230 titles were submitted for the Brusse Prize. Eighteen of them ended up on the long list.
The prize is named after journalist MJ (Rie) Brusse (1873-1941) and has been awarded annually since 2006. It is an initiative of the Special Journalistic Projects Fund. The winner will receive ten thousand euros.