The €10,000 Constantijn Huygens-prijs is the leading Dutch 'lifetime achievement' author-award, with a solid record (and a few notable misses ...); winners include Cheese-author Willem Elsschot (1951), Louis Paul Boon (1966), Harry Mulisch (1977), The Sorrow of Belgium-author Hugo Claus (1979), Hella S. Haasse (1981), Cees Nooteboom (1992), Tirza-author Arnon Grunberg (2009), and Tonio-author Adri van der Heijden (2011)..
They've now announced that this year's prize goes to Adriaan van Dis
Several of his works have been translated into English; see, for example, the New Press publicity page for My Father's War; see also the Dutch Foundation for Literature author page.
They've now announced that this year's prize goes to Adriaan van Dis
Several of his works have been translated into English; see, for example, the New Press publicity page for My Father's War; see also the Dutch Foundation for Literature author page.