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Oek de Jong

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in Breda, Netherlands

October 04, 1952

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http://oekdejong.nl/

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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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Average rating: 3.62 · 7,486 ratings · 743 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors

	Zwarte schuur 3.71 avg rating — 2,988 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pier en oceaan 3.81 avg rating — 1,166 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hokwerda's kind 3.63 avg rating — 925 ratings — published 2002 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man zonder rijbewijs 3.61 avg rating — 778 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Opwaaiende zomerjurken 3.19 avg rating — 827 ratings — published 1979 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cirkel in het gras 3.38 avg rating — 335 ratings — published 1985 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wat alleen de roman kan zeggen 3.42 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Het glanzend zwart van mosselen 4.02 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De Hemelvaart Van Massimo: Verhalen 3.30 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1977 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De wonderen van de heilbot: dagboek 1997-2002 3.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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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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