Hans Goedkoop is een Nederlands historicus en literatuurcriticus. Hij is vooral bekend als presentator van Andere Tijden, een geschiedenisprogramma van de NTR en VPRO.
Eric Arthur Blair was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition t…
The author of some twenty works of fiction and memoir, Annie Ernaux is considered by many to be France’s most important writer. In 2022, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. She has also won…
Hella S. Haasse (1918 - 2011) was born in Batavia, modern-day Jakarta. She moved to the Netherlands after secondary school. In 1945 she debuted with a collection of poems, entitled Stroomversnelling (…
Simone van der Vlugt is an acclaimed Dutch author, well known for her young adult novels. The reunion was her debut novel for adults, it sold over 200,000 copies and was translated into German, French…
Dutch historian mostly known for his documentary series 'In Europa' (In Europe) and book of the same name. Nowadays he gives lectures about the Netherlands in the USA.
Thea Beckman (1923-2004) was born in Rotterdam. She began writing in 1947, but it was not until her children were grown that she devoted herself to writing full time. Crusade in Jeans was first publis…
Tommy Wieringa (born 20 May 1967 in Goor, Overijssel) is a Dutch writer. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 2006 for his novel Joe Speedboat.
Solvej Balle er en særegen stemme i dansk litteratur. Hun var del af en gruppe hovedsageligt kvindelige forfattere, som debuterede eller slog deres navne fast i begyndelsen af 90’erne. Siden Balle deb…
German politician Angela Merkel, first such woman, served as chancellor in 2005. A Lutheran priest moved to the German Democratic Republic in 1954, fathered her, and headed her family.
Suzanna Jansen is geboren en getogen in Amsterdam. Na de middelbare school begint ze aan een balletopleiding maar stapt over op de studie Communicatie aan de HEAO. Na enige jaren bij een marketingbedr…
Jolande Withuis (1949) was tot 2014 als onderzoekster verbonden aan het NIOD. Ze schrijft voor NRC Handelsblad, Trouw en de Volkskrant. Bij De Bezige Bij verschenen Erkenning (2002), Na het kamp (2005…
Jaap Robben (1984) does not write specifically for an age, but for everyone in particular. With his debut novel 'You have me to love' (Birk), he conquered booksellers, readers as well as critics. Birk…
Dieuwer Sarah "Dieuwertje" Blok was a Dutch actress, writer and radio and television presenter best known for presenting Het Sinterklaasjournaal from 2001 to 2024.
Philip Dröge is journalist, columnist en initiatiefnemer van het populair-wetenschappelijke persbureau FAQT. Hij schreef eerder De schaduw van Tambora dat lovend door de pers werd ontvangen, schrijft …
Anya Niewierra is de schrijfster van de thrillers Vrij uitzicht en Het Dossier. Ze woont, werkt, schildert en schrijft in Zuid-Limburg en in de Pyreneeën. Zowel haar jeugdjaren binnen de serene abdijm…
Édouard Louis is a French writer born October 30, 1992. Édouard Louis, born Eddy Bellegueule, grew up in Hallencourt (Somme) before entering theater class at the Lycée Madeleine Michelis in Amiens. Fr…
Eva Björg was born and raised in Akranes, the small town featured in her books. The Creak on the Stairs was her debut novel. The book went on to win the Blackbird Award and became an Icelandic bestsel…
Sander Schimmelpenninck (1984) is journalist, columnist bij de Volkskrant en presentator van de Zelfspodcast. In de tv-serie Sander en de kloof stelde hij kansenongelijkheid aan de kaak, in zijn boek …
Safae el Khannoussi (1994) is schrijver en promovendus aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Oroppa werd bekroond met de Boon en de Libris Literatuur Prijs.
