Paul Marijnis (9 September 1946 – 10 April 2008) was a Dutch writer and poet.
Paul Marijnis | |
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 Paul Marijnis in 2005 | |
| Born | 9 September 1946 Schiedam, Netherlands |
| Died | 10 April 2008 (aged 61) Leiden, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Writer, poet |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Years active | 1993 – 2008 |
| Notable awards | J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs 2003 |
Career
editMarijnis worked as a journalist at NRC Handelsblad.[1]
Marijnis made his literary debut in 1993 at age 47 with the novel De zeemeermin published by De Arbeiderspers.[2][3] In an interview in 1993 Marijnis mentioned Paul van Ostaijen, J. Slauerhoff and Lucebert as sources of inspiration.[3] Marijnis made his debut as poet with Gillette (1998) which was nominated for the C. Buddingh'-prijs award in 1999.[3][4] His second poetry collection Roze zoenen (2002) won the very first J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs in 2003.[5]
Death
editMarijnis died in 2008 after a stroke.[6][1] His last novel Waandag was published posthumously in 2009.
Publications
edit- De zeemeermin (1993)
- Gillette (1998)
- Roze zoenen (2002)
- Het licht in de kattenbak (2003)
- De loden schoentjes (2006)
- Waandag (2009)
- cumdag (2022)
References
edit- ^ a b "Schrijver Marijnis (62) overleden" (in Dutch). NRC. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ van den Berg, Arie (23 May 2003). "De dichter is een spuugbeestje" (in Dutch). NRC. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Klassieke Gedichten - Bij een boeket - Paul Marijnis" (in Dutch). Klassieke Gedichten. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Pfeijffer, Ilja Leonard (12 April 2008). "Eigenzinnig literator en sublieme foeteraar" (in Dutch). NRC. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Weijts, Christiaan (8 May 2003). "'Poëzie is ongevoelig'" (in Dutch). mareonline.nl. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Leidse schrijver Paul Marijnis overleden" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
External links
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- Paul Marijnis (in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature
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