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Cornelis Bastiaan Vaandrager

April 18, 2024

Cornelis Bastiaan Vaandrager (26 August 1935, in Rotterdam – 18 March 1992, in Rotterdam), who generally published with only his initials as C. B. Vaandrager, was a Dutch writer and poet who lived and worked in Rotterdam. Later he came to be known simply by the shortened version of his name as Vaan.

Cornelis Bastiaan Vaandragere
BornCornelis Bastiaan Vaandrager
26 August 1935 (1935-08-26)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died18 March 1992 (1992-03-19) (aged 56)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Pen nameC.B. Vaandrager ; Vaan
OccupationWriter
LanguageDutch
GenreNovels, short stories, poems, letters, speeches
Years active1950s–1992
Notable awardsAnna Blaman Prijs (1981)
PartnerHetty Smink[1]
Website
www.dbnl.org/auteurs/auteur.php?id=vaan001
Wall poem in the porch of the building at the Morsweg 16 in Leiden, The Netherlands
Wall poem in Leiden with a mirror on the other side of the porch, which makes the poem readable

Vaandrager was a leading writer, along with Hans Sleutelaar and Armando, in the group of experimental Dutch writers called De Zestigers (The Sixtiers),[2] who were preceded by De Vijftigers.

Life and work edit

Youth, education and early career edit

Vaandrager was born in the Pretorialaan in southern Rotterdam in 1935. His father was a postman and van driver, his mother a housewife. The family moved when he was six to the Brielselaan, where he grew up. He was a brilliant student at the Charlois Lyceum, where he received a straight A at his exam for his Greek translations of Homer and Herodotus. The principal urged him to go on to university, but Vaandrager opted to become a trendsetting poet, writer and artist.[1]

After his military service Vaandrager started working as copywriter for a local newspaper, and later for some publicity agencies. In the new paper Het Parool he published his first children's story in 1958.[3][4] He joined the artistic scene, taking part in the café night life with his school friend Hans Sleutelaar and such emerging pop artists as Woody van Amen and Daan van Golden.[1]

Late in the 1950s, together with Sleutelaar and painter-poet Armando, he joined the editorial board of the Flemish-Dutch literary magazine Gard Sivik (1955–64), which was then relocated from Antwerp to Rotterdam. Later the three were joined by the poet Hans Verhagen in starting the new magazine De Nieuwe Stijl (1965–66).[5]

Work edit

In 1960 Vaandrager made his prose debut with his 60-page coming of age story, Leve Joop Massaker (Long Live Joop Massaker), which was compared by critics to novels by Gerard Reve and Hugo Claus.[6][7][8] A year later came his poetry debut, Met andere ogen (With other eyes).[9][10] With those works he established his name as a promising local literary talent.[11]

Vaandrager set his face against literary pretension and identified his work with the "dislocating, raw city mentality of punk and New Wave".[12] In the preface to his 1967 collection of poems (Gedichten) he claimed "not to give a shit about poetry".[13] Like several others in his generation, he took inspiration from Marcel Duchamp’s concept of the readymade. At the heart of his "Dutch Railways", for example, there is a railway schedule, given context by the opening line "Tanya, it's up to you" and those following the train times: "Say hello to Amsterdam/ and no messing around". The poem tells a story without descending into the anecdotal.[14] Similarly, in "Tourist Traffic" the mind plays over three statements that juxtapose a river in motion and a moving bridge in "Fluent Dutch/ Fluent English and/ Fluent German".[15]

The element of collage also carried over into Vaandrager's 1970s prose works, including the highly autobiographical documentary novels: De reus van Rotterdam: Stadsgeheimen (The Rotterdam Giant, 1971) and De hef (The Head, 1975), detailing the city's musical and literary scene during the sixties.[16] The two works were later issued together in 2002.[17] Another such work from the same period, the 'street-collage' Sleutels (Keys, 2012) was only published posthumously.[18]

Later decline and death edit

Vaandrager's life was now going downhill. Drug use began to dominate his life, as a result of which he became labelled as "the junky writer".[19] With severe clinical depression, he sometimes spent months in a psychiatric hospital.[20] In 1981 he was awarded the Anna Blaman Prize from the Prince Bernhard Fund for his entire work. Afterwards Vaandrager published only a few poetry collections, including Metalon (1987) and Sampleton (1990).

As a wandering eccentric, Vaandrager died lonely in 1992 at the age of 56.[21][22]

Publications edit

Poetry edit

  • Met andere ogen (1961)
  • Gedichten, De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam, 1967
  • Martin, waarom hebbe de giraffe... , Rotterdam, 1973
  • Totale poëzie, De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam,1981
  • In staat van oproer, Rotturdamse gedigte, Rotterdam, 1987.
  • Metalon, De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam, 1987
  • Sampleton, De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam,1990
  • Made in Rotterdam (collected poems), Amsterdam, 2008

Prose edit

  • Leve Joop Massaker (1960)
  • De avonturen van Cornelis Bastiaan Vaandrager I, 1963
  • De reus van Rotterdam (1971)
  • De Hef (1975)
  • Sleutels – a 'street-collage', (2012)
  • De Ramblers gaan uit vissen – collected stories, incorporating Leve Joop Massaker (2017)
Publications about Vaandrager
  • "C.B. Vaandrager Special". In: Passionate, jrg. 9 (2002) nr. 2 (March–April)
  • Erik Brus ed. Vaan nu. C.B. Vaandrager met andere ogen. Rotterdam, Studio Kers, 2017. ISBN 978-94-91835-04-9
  • Menno Schenke: Vaan. Het bewogen bestaan van C.B. Vaandrager (biography). Amsterdam, De Bezige Bij, 2005

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Frans Vogel. "Vaandrager in Vogel-vlucht," In: Passionate Magazine. Vol. 3, 1996. p. 12-26.
  2. ^ Theo Hermans. A Literary History of the Low Countries. 2009. p. 603.
  3. ^ C.B. Vaandrager."Kinderverhaal: De Rode Beker, geïllustreerd door Huik," Het Parool, Amsterdam, 1958/01/25, p. 10.
  4. ^ C.B. Vaandrager."Kinderverhaal: De Rode Beker (Slot)," Het Parool, Amsterdam, 1958/02/01, p. 10.
  5. ^ Yann Lovelock, The Line Forward, Bridges Books 1984, p.79
  6. ^ J.G. de Haas, "Boekbespreking," Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, Groningen, 1960/11/11, p. 21.
  7. ^ B.S. "Vaandrager: jongensidioom en schrijverstalent," Algemeen Handelsblad, Amsterdam, 1960/12/03, p. 3.
  8. ^ Max Nord, "Nerdelandse novellen en vertalingen," Het Parool, Amsterdam, 1960/12/22, p. 11.
  9. ^ Hans van Straten, "Met andere woorden: triest beeld van jongere poëzie," Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad, Rotterdam, 1961/02/04, p. 2.
  10. ^ Peter Calis, "Vaandrager: met de ogen van het gedicht". "Algemeen Handelsblad". Amsterdam, 1962/02/03 00:00:00, p. 3. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 28 November 2019.
  11. ^ H.J. Oolbekkink. "Kunstzaken: C.B. Vaandrager en zijn fanclub." Het Parool, Amsterdam, 1962/07/07, p. 15.
  12. ^ Patricia van Ulzen. Imagine a Metropolis: Rotterdam's Creative Class, 1970–2000. 2007. p. 121.
  13. ^ "Quotes", Nederlandse Spoorwegen
  14. ^ Bertram Mourits, "The end of progress in art", in New Trends in Modern Dutch Literature, Peeters Publishers, 2006, p.70
  15. ^ Poetry International archives
  16. ^ Ed Schilders, "Een spoorbrug in leven en werken; De Hef als monument," NRC Handelsblad. Rotterdam, 1985/06/12, p. 16.
  17. ^ Google Books
  18. ^ bol.com
  19. ^ Ronald Glasbergen, "Van Dale en 'Vaan'", Vers Beton, 9 November 2012. Accessed 29-12-2020.
  20. ^ Frank van Dijl, "Cornelis Bastiaan Vaandrager leeft en maakt het wel 'Jaren zat ik als een spons op de bank'," Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad, Rotterdam, 1986/10/23, p. 16. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 28 November 2019.
  21. ^ B. Polak, "B. Polak meent," Het Parool, Amsterdam, 1992/04/04, p. 53.
  22. ^ Reinjan Mulder. "Drie Rotterdamse dichters herdacht op Poetry festival," NRC Handelsblad, Rotterdam, 1992/06/13, p. 7.

External links edit

  • Biographies, works and texts at the Digital Library for Dutch Arts (dbnl)

April 18, 2024
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Cornelis Bastiaan Vaandrager 26 August 1935 in Rotterdam 18 March 1992 in Rotterdam who generally published with only his initials as C B Vaandrager was a Dutch writer and poet who lived and worked in Rotterdam Later he came to be known simply by the shortened version of his name as Vaan Cornelis Bastiaan VaandragereBornCornelis Bastiaan Vaandrager26 August 1935 1935 08 26 Rotterdam NetherlandsDied18 March 1992 1992 03 19 aged 56 Rotterdam NetherlandsPen nameC B Vaandrager VaanOccupationWriterLanguageDutchGenreNovels short stories poems letters speechesYears active1950s 1992Notable awardsAnna Blaman Prijs 1981 PartnerHetty Smink 1 Websitewww wbr dbnl wbr org wbr auteurs wbr auteur wbr php id vaan001Wall poem in the porch of the building at the Morsweg 16 in Leiden The NetherlandsWall poem in Leiden with a mirror on the other side of the porch which makes the poem readableVaandrager was a leading writer along with Hans Sleutelaar and Armando in the group of experimental Dutch writers called De Zestigers The Sixtiers 2 who were preceded by De Vijftigers Contents 1 Life and work 1 1 Youth education and early career 1 2 Work 1 3 Later decline and death 2 Publications 2 1 Poetry 2 2 Prose 3 References 4 External linksLife and work editYouth education and early career edit Vaandrager was born in the Pretorialaan in southern Rotterdam in 1935 His father was a postman and van driver his mother a housewife The family moved when he was six to the Brielselaan where he grew up He was a brilliant student at the Charlois Lyceum where he received a straight A at his exam for his Greek translations of Homer and Herodotus The principal urged him to go on to university but Vaandrager opted to become a trendsetting poet writer and artist 1 After his military service Vaandrager started working as copywriter for a local newspaper and later for some publicity agencies In the new paper Het Parool he published his first children s story in 1958 3 4 He joined the artistic scene taking part in the cafe night life with his school friend Hans Sleutelaar and such emerging pop artists as Woody van Amen and Daan van Golden 1 Late in the 1950s together with Sleutelaar and painter poet Armando he joined the editorial board of the Flemish Dutch literary magazine Gard Sivik 1955 64 which was then relocated from Antwerp to Rotterdam Later the three were joined by the poet Hans Verhagen in starting the new magazine De Nieuwe Stijl 1965 66 5 Work edit In 1960 Vaandrager made his prose debut with his 60 page coming of age story Leve Joop Massaker Long Live Joop Massaker which was compared by critics to novels by Gerard Reve and Hugo Claus 6 7 8 A year later came his poetry debut Met andere ogen With other eyes 9 10 With those works he established his name as a promising local literary talent 11 Vaandrager set his face against literary pretension and identified his work with the dislocating raw city mentality of punk and New Wave 12 In the preface to his 1967 collection of poems Gedichten he claimed not to give a shit about poetry 13 Like several others in his generation he took inspiration from Marcel Duchamp s concept of the readymade At the heart of his Dutch Railways for example there is a railway schedule given context by the opening line Tanya it s up to you and those following the train times Say hello to Amsterdam and no messing around The poem tells a story without descending into the anecdotal 14 Similarly in Tourist Traffic the mind plays over three statements that juxtapose a river in motion and a moving bridge in Fluent Dutch Fluent English and Fluent German 15 The element of collage also carried over into Vaandrager s 1970s prose works including the highly autobiographical documentary novels De reus van Rotterdam Stadsgeheimen The Rotterdam Giant 1971 and De hef The Head 1975 detailing the city s musical and literary scene during the sixties 16 The two works were later issued together in 2002 17 Another such work from the same period the street collage Sleutels Keys 2012 was only published posthumously 18 Later decline and death edit Vaandrager s life was now going downhill Drug use began to dominate his life as a result of which he became labelled as the junky writer 19 With severe clinical depression he sometimes spent months in a psychiatric hospital 20 In 1981 he was awarded the Anna Blaman Prize from the Prince Bernhard Fund for his entire work Afterwards Vaandrager published only a few poetry collections including Metalon 1987 and Sampleton 1990 As a wandering eccentric Vaandrager died lonely in 1992 at the age of 56 21 22 Publications editPoetry edit Met andere ogen 1961 Gedichten De Bezige Bij Amsterdam 1967 Martin waarom hebbe de giraffe Rotterdam 1973 Totale poezie De Bezige Bij Amsterdam 1981 In staat van oproer Rotturdamse gedigte Rotterdam 1987 Metalon De Bezige Bij Amsterdam 1987 Sampleton De Bezige Bij Amsterdam 1990 Made in Rotterdam collected poems Amsterdam 2008Prose edit Leve Joop Massaker 1960 De avonturen van Cornelis Bastiaan Vaandrager I 1963 De reus van Rotterdam 1971 De Hef 1975 Sleutels a street collage 2012 De Ramblers gaan uit vissen collected stories incorporating Leve Joop Massaker 2017 Publications about Vaandrager C B Vaandrager Special In Passionate jrg 9 2002 nr 2 March April Erik Brus ed Vaan nu C B Vaandrager met andere ogen Rotterdam Studio Kers 2017 ISBN 978 94 91835 04 9 Menno Schenke Vaan Het bewogen bestaan van C B Vaandrager biography Amsterdam De Bezige Bij 2005References edit a b c Frans Vogel Vaandrager in Vogel vlucht In Passionate Magazine Vol 3 1996 p 12 26 Theo Hermans A Literary History of the Low Countries 2009 p 603 C B Vaandrager Kinderverhaal De Rode Beker geillustreerd door Huik Het Parool Amsterdam 1958 01 25 p 10 C B Vaandrager Kinderverhaal De Rode Beker Slot Het Parool Amsterdam 1958 02 01 p 10 Yann Lovelock The Line Forward Bridges Books 1984 p 79 J G de Haas Boekbespreking Nieuwsblad van het Noorden Groningen 1960 11 11 p 21 B S Vaandrager jongensidioom en schrijverstalent Algemeen Handelsblad Amsterdam 1960 12 03 p 3 Max Nord Nerdelandse novellen en vertalingen Het Parool Amsterdam 1960 12 22 p 11 Hans van Straten Met andere woorden triest beeld van jongere poezie Het vrije volk democratisch socialistisch dagblad Rotterdam 1961 02 04 p 2 Peter Calis Vaandrager met de ogen van het gedicht Algemeen Handelsblad Amsterdam 1962 02 03 00 00 00 p 3 Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 28 November 2019 H J Oolbekkink Kunstzaken C B Vaandrager en zijn fanclub Het Parool Amsterdam 1962 07 07 p 15 Patricia van Ulzen Imagine a Metropolis Rotterdam s Creative Class 1970 2000 2007 p 121 Quotes Nederlandse Spoorwegen Bertram Mourits The end of progress in art in New Trends in Modern Dutch Literature Peeters Publishers 2006 p 70 Poetry International archives Ed Schilders Een spoorbrug in leven en werken De Hef als monument NRC Handelsblad Rotterdam 1985 06 12 p 16 Google Books bol com Ronald Glasbergen Van Dale en Vaan Vers Beton 9 November 2012 Accessed 29 12 2020 Frank van Dijl Cornelis Bastiaan Vaandrager leeft en maakt het wel Jaren zat ik als een spons op de bank Het vrije volk democratisch socialistisch dagblad Rotterdam 1986 10 23 p 16 Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 28 November 2019 B Polak B Polak meent Het Parool Amsterdam 1992 04 04 p 53 Reinjan Mulder Drie Rotterdamse dichters herdacht op Poetry festival NRC Handelsblad Rotterdam 1992 06 13 p 7 External links editBiographies works and texts at the Digital Library for Dutch Arts dbnl Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cornelis Bastiaan Vaandrager amp oldid 1144681051, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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