Etiket: Literature
Science fiction, fierce realism and a debut: who will win the Libris Literature Prize this year?
Sacha Bronwasser, Esther Gerritsen and Rob van Essen are among the best-known nominees of the Libris Literature Prize for the best novel of the year this year. They are on…
Mysterious ‘escape room’ of children’s literature in Barcelona
That the true treasure is the treasure map Any child knows it and also any reader. The treasure can give you what its name suggests, gold and wealthbut the map…
The long literary shadow of the Nadal Prize: the oldest award in Spanish literature turns 80
No son tantas como ochenta, que son los años que el Premio Nadal cumplirá en unos días, pero son bastantes las novelas reconocidas con ese galardón, el más longevo de los literarios en…
‘The reactions are already heart-warming’: Willem Koopman closes his tobacco and literature shop
Willem Koopman is closing his tobacco and literature shop in the Nije Nering shopping center after almost 36 years. He has been walking with a worn ankle for two years…
Literature and music during the 4th edition of ‘Winter Sentences’ in Ruinen
During the literary and musical festival Winterziens, Wilfried de Jong, guitarist Cok van Vuuren and writer Arthur Japin, among others, come to Ruinen. The fourth edition is on Friday, December…
The writer Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize | Art & Literature
The book follows the hoofdpersonage Eilish Stack, a mother who has the hair family seeds tested the house in a totalitarian comparison in Ireland. Lynch used in the verhaal geen…
What do you know about literature? Test it!
Do you know who won the Finlandia prize for his novel Cabin No. 6? Test the level of your knowledge of fiction! Iltalehti’s ten-question literature quiz will challenge even the…
Jan Vantoortelboom, wins the Bookbon Literature Prize…
“Mauk does not contain too many words and yet you are captivated by the richness of the language,” says jury chairman Van Engelshoven about the award-winning novel. “The jury has…
Not a Groningen debutant, but a Flemish winner of the Bookbon Literature Prize: ‘Mauk’ by Jan Vantoortelboom
The novel ‘Mauk’ by Jan Vantoortelboom was awarded the Boekenbon Literature Prize 2023 on Thursday evening. The Flemish writer and columnist received the prize, worth 50,000 euros, in The Hague…
Jan Vantoortelboom wins Boekenbon Literature Prize 2023
Writer Jan Vantoortelboom is the winner of the Boekenbon Literature Prize 2023. He received the prize of 50,000 euros on Thursday evening in The Hague for his novel Mauk, which…