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Oek de Jong


Born
in Breda, Netherlands
October 04, 1952

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Oek de Jong (born in 1952) is the author of a relatively small, but highly esteemed literary oeuvre of novels, short stories and essays. He is best known for his novels: Opwaaiende zomerjurken (Billowing Summerskirts, 1979), Cirkel in het gras (Circle in the Grass, 1985) and Hokwerda's kind (Hokwerda's Child, 2002). His books have sold more than half a million copies. His work has been translated into nine languages. He was awarded the Reina Prinsen Geerligs Prize, the Bordewijk Prize and the Busken Huet Prize, and he was shortlisted for the Libris Prize in Holland and the Golden Owl Award in Belgium.
As an essayist (trained as an art historian) he has written extensively on the arts.
In Octobre 2012 he published the novel Pier and Ocean, h ...more

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Zwarte schuur
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Pier en oceaan
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Hokwerda's kind
3.63 avg rating — 945 ratings — published 2002 — 14 editions
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Man zonder rijbewijs
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Opwaaiende zomerjurken
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Cirkel in het gras
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Wat alleen de roman kan zeggen
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“Het vluchtige is net zo werkelijk als dat wat duur heeft.”
― Oek de Jong, Opwaaiende zomerjurken
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“Meisjes wilden aan hem peuteren. Het begon met een mee-eter in zijn gezicht die ze wilden uitdrukken, en weldra peuterden ze aan zijn bestaan.”
― Oek de Jong, Zwarte schuur
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“Zij is zeer emotioneel en tegelijkertijd met ijzeren hand gestructureerd. Bij tijd en wijle onwerelds, voor zover dat op iets in deze wereld van toepassing kan zijn. Het moet een werk zijn van een in zichzelf opgesloten mens.”
― Oek de Jong, Opwaaiende zomerjurken
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