Adrianus Franciscus Theodorus van der Heijden (born 15 October 1951) is a Dutch writer.
A. F. Th. van der Heijden (1996)
Van der Heijden was born in Geldrop, and studied psychology and philosophy in Nijmegen. After moving to Amsterdam he turned to writing. His first two books appeared under the pseudonym Patrizio Canaponi: the short story collection Een gondel in de Herengracht ("A Gondola in the Herengracht", 1978, Anton Wachter Prize, 1979) and the novel De draaideur ("The Revolving Door", 1979). Van der Heijden then began publishing under his own name in the 80s. Van der Heijden has won many awards, including all the big Dutch literary awards: the 2013 P. C. Hooft Award for his entire oeuvre,[1] the 2012 Libris Literatuur Prijs for Tonio, and the 2007 AKO Literatuurprijs for Het schervengericht and the 1997 AKO Literatuurprijs for Onder het plaveisel het moeras. Some of Van der Heijden's books have been translated into German, Russian, Finnish, Swedish, Spanish and Bulgarian.[2]
Van der Heijden (or A.F.Th. as he is called among book lovers) is most known for his multi-novel saga De tandeloze tijd ("The Toothless Time") about his alter-ego Albert Egberts. The saga describes his youth in Geldrop, his student days in Nijmegen and his life afterward in Amsterdam in the seventies and eighties.
In 2003 Van der Heijden started a new saga: Homo Duplex, based on characters of the Greek tragedies in a contemporary setting.
De slag om de Blauwbrug ("Battle at the Blue Bridge") is the prologue to De tandeloze tijd and is one of the most controversial books in contemporary Dutch literature. The novel focuses on the events surrounding the coronation of Queen Beatrix on 30 April 1980. The whole event is seen through the eyes of a social reject and ex-convict who is walking in the streets of Amsterdam at that particular day. He witnesses violent clashes between police and anti-monarchist anarchist squatters who provoke riots during the coronation, protesting against poor housing conditions and using the occasion to tackle the institution of monarchy and the idea of government authority in general. The novel's main character is only observing the brutal clashes without participating or taking sides. The riots cause flashbacks to the important political events into his memory: from the Vietnam war to the R.A.F. terrorist attacks in the 70s.
References
^"P.C. Hooft-prijs voor A.F.Th. van der Heijden". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 11 December 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
^(in Dutch) www.schrijversinfo.nl, website on Dutch writers
^"A.F.Th. van der Heijden krijgt P.C. Hooft-prijs". De Standaard (in Dutch). 11 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
^(in Dutch) biography on publishers website Querido.nl 3 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
External links
, official website.
June 02, 2023
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Adrianus Franciscus Theodorus van der Heijden born 15 October 1951 is a Dutch writer A F Th van der Heijden 1996 Van der Heijden was born in Geldrop and studied psychology and philosophy in Nijmegen After moving to Amsterdam he turned to writing His first two books appeared under the pseudonym Patrizio Canaponi the short story collection Een gondel in de Herengracht A Gondola in the Herengracht 1978 Anton Wachter Prize 1979 and the novel De draaideur The Revolving Door 1979 Van der Heijden then began publishing under his own name in the 80s Van der Heijden has won many awards including all the big Dutch literary awards the 2013 P C Hooft Award for his entire oeuvre 1 the 2012 Libris Literatuur Prijs for Tonio and the 2007 AKO Literatuurprijs for Het schervengericht and the 1997 AKO Literatuurprijs for Onder het plaveisel het moeras Some of Van der Heijden s books have been translated into German Russian Finnish Swedish Spanish and Bulgarian 2 Van der Heijden or A F Th as he is called among book lovers is most known for his multi novel saga De tandeloze tijd The Toothless Time about his alter ego Albert Egberts The saga describes his youth in Geldrop his student days in Nijmegen and his life afterward in Amsterdam in the seventies and eighties In 2003 Van der Heijden started a new saga Homo Duplex based on characters of the Greek tragedies in a contemporary setting Contents 1 Awards and honors 2 Bibliography 3 De slag om de Blauwbrug 4 References 5 External linksAwards and honors EditThis section appears to be slanted towards recent events Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective and add more content related to non recent events March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message 2013 P C Hooft prijs 3 2012 Libris Literatuur Prijs winner Tonio 2011 Constantijn Huygens Prize 2009 De Inktaap winner Het schervengericht 2008 Tzumprijs voor de beste literaire zin winner Mim 2007 AKO Literatuurprijs winner Het schervengericht 2003 Schrijversprijs der Brabantse Letteren 1997 Golden Owl winner Het Hof van Barmhartigheid amp Onder het Plaveisel het Moeras 1997 AKO Literatuurprijs winner Onder het plaveisel het moeras 1986 Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs winner De gevarendriehoek 4 1986 Multatuliprijs winner De gevarendriehoek 1979 Anton Wachterprijs winner BouwvalBibliography EditOverview of significant publications Een gondel in de Herengracht 1978 stories De draaideur 1979 novel De slag om de Blauwbrug De tandeloze tijd Prologue 1983 novel Vallende ouders De tandeloze tijd Volume 1 Parents Falling 1983 novel De gevarendriehoek De tandeloze tijd Volume 2 1985 novel De sandwich 1986 novel Het leven uit een dag 1988 novel Advocaat van de Hanen De tandeloze tijd Volume 4 1990 novel film adaptation as Punk Lawyer Weerborstels De tandeloze tijd Intermezzo 1992 short story Asbestemming Een requiem 1994 novel Het Hof van Barmhartigheid De tandeloze tijd Volume 3 Book 1 The Court of Mercy 1996 novel Onder het plaveisel het moeras De tandeloze tijd Volume 3 Book 2 Under the Pavement the Swamp 1996 novel De Movo tapes Homo duplex Volume 0 2003 novel Engelenplaque 2003 Diary notes 1966 2003 Drijfzand koloniseren Homo duplex Colonizing quicksand 2006 novel Het schervengericht Homo duplex 2007 novel Mim 2007 short story inspired on De versierde mens by Harry Mulisch on the celebration of his 80th birthday Gentse lente 2008 stories Doodverf 2009 novel Tonio 2011 novel Made into a Dutch language movie in 2016 by director Paula van der Oest De slag om de Blauwbrug EditDe slag om de Blauwbrug Battle at the Blue Bridge is the prologue to De tandeloze tijd and is one of the most controversial books in contemporary Dutch literature The novel focuses on the events surrounding the coronation of Queen Beatrix on 30 April 1980 The whole event is seen through the eyes of a social reject and ex convict who is walking in the streets of Amsterdam at that particular day He witnesses violent clashes between police and anti monarchist anarchist squatters who provoke riots during the coronation protesting against poor housing conditions and using the occasion to tackle the institution of monarchy and the idea of government authority in general The novel s main character is only observing the brutal clashes without participating or taking sides The riots cause flashbacks to the important political events into his memory from the Vietnam war to the R A F terrorist attacks in the 70s References Edit P C Hooft prijs voor A F Th van der Heijden de Volkskrant in Dutch 11 December 2012 Retrieved 11 December 2012 in Dutch www schrijversinfo nl website on Dutch writers A F Th van der Heijden krijgt P C Hooft prijs De Standaard in Dutch 11 December 2012 Retrieved 13 December 2012 in Dutch biography on publishers website Querido nl Archived 3 July 2009 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditA F Th van der Heijden official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A F Th van der Heijden amp 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