Bart Chabot Explained

Bart Chabot
Birth Name:Bartholomeus Antonius Wilhelmus Chabot
Birth Date:26 September 1954
Birth Place:The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Occupation:Poet and writer
Notable Works:Broodje Gezond (1996)

Bart Chabot (born 26 September 1954) is a Dutch writer and poet.

Biography

Chabot went to the University of Leiden to study Dutch language and literature.[1] During that period, he befriended the artists and drug users Jules Deelder[2] and Herman Brood.[3] Chabot's parents thoroughly disapproved.[4] [5] Soon after, Chabot decided to abandon his studies.[1] In 1979, he made his debut as a poet with Als u zó gaat beginnen followed by Popcorn in 1981.[6] Chabot did not want to cater to the world of literary critics, and attempted to write poetry everybody could understand with references to McDonalds, supermarkets, and rock-and-roll.[6] Of his 1993 poetry collection Genadebrood, a reviewer in World Literature Today noted Chabot's cynical philosophy and commented on the depressing nature of many of the poems.[7]

In 1996, Chabot wrote his first biography called Broodje gezond (Healthy sandwich) about Herman Brood. The book became a bestseller selling 50,000 copies by 2003, and received sequels as Broodje halfom (2001),[6] Brood en spelen (2002) en Broodje springlevend (2003).[8] In 2007, Chabot received the Johnny van Doorn Prize for literature.[1] The biography even received critical acclaim from Arjan Peters of de Volkskrant for showing the degeneration of the elderly rock and roll singer while keeping a good sense of humour. The critic did show his prejudice for having to write about a common subject.[9]

In 2014, Chabot composed the Grand Dictation of the Dutch Language which was an annual spelling contest organised by De Morgen, de Volkskrant and NTR.[10] Chabot was a prominent participant in the previous editions of the spelling contest, and wanted to make it more accessible to normal people using familiar words.[11] In 2020, Chabot published Mijn vaders hand, about his youth.[12] [13] Hebban expected a gloomy book, but Chabot's cynical irony managed to make them laugh once in a while. Hebban did question the commercial motivation of a television personality writing about his youth.[14] Carel Peeters of Vrij Nederland observed that Chabot is always somewhere else, and that triggered him to go beyond acceptable and normal patterns.[15]

Chabot is also a columnist for Oor and Playboy, and a television personality making frequent appearances on Pauw & Witteman and Barend & Van Dorp.[16]

In 1989, Chabot embarked on a theatre tour with Remco Campert and Jan Mulder.[1] In 1999 he decided to go on the road again this time with Jules Deelder and Herman Brood.[17]

In autumn 2006, Chabot participated in the television program De Slimste Mens, which aimed to find the smartest person in a group of celebrities. Chabot won.[18]

Family

Bart Chabot married Yolanda in 1987.[5] The couple has four sons whom he taught to write. "Writing starts with empathy, you don't put yourself in the centre, but the world around you," according to Bart.[19] The writing muse got passed on, and Sebastiaan and Splinter are columnists in their own right.[19] Splinter had even gone beyond that, and has, after graduating from the University of Amsterdam, become a television presenter for NPO 3.[20]

Works

Title Publisher Year Isbn
Als u zó gaat beginnen Meulenhoff[21] 1979 [22]
Popcorn 1981 [23]
Captain America De Bezige Bij 1982 [24]
!Stand De Bezige Bij 1985 [25]
Babylon Hotel De Bezige Bij 1988 [26]
Duingheest : novellen De Bezige Bij 1990 [27]
Genadebrood De Bezige Bij 1993 [28]
De kootjesblues 2000 [29]
Broodje gezond Nijgh & Van Ditmar 2001 [30]
Broodje halfom Nijgh & Van Ditmar 2001 [31]
Brood en spelen Nijgh & Van Ditmar 2002 [32]
Broodje springlevend Nijgh & Van Ditmar 2003 [33]
Zand erover Nijgh & Van Ditmar 2003 [34]
Greatest Hits #1 De Bezige Bij 2004 [35]
Elvistranen Nijgh & Van Ditmar 2004 [36]
Fort Knox Nijgh & Van Ditmar 2005 [37]
Broodje halfom Nijgh & Van Ditmar 2006 [38]
McPain Nijgh & Van Ditmar 2007 [39]
Anna's hoeve Nijgh & Van Ditmar 2007 [40]
Cadillac boogie Nijgh & Van Ditmar 2007 [41]
Dracula's ontbijt Nijgh & Van Ditmar 2007 [42]
De Bril van Chabot De Bezige Bij 2008 [43]
Scheveningse wolken De Bezige Bij 2009 [44]
Greatest Hits #2 De Bezige Bij 2009 [45]
Schiphol blues De Bezige Bij 2009 [46]
De Patatbalie De Bezige Bij 2010 [47]
Up on the Hilton roof De Bezige Bij 2011 [48]
Diepere lagen De Bezige Bij 2011 [49]
Triggerhappy De Bezige Bij 2013 [50]
Zestig De Bezige Bij 2014 [51]
Easy Street De Bezige Bij 2016 [52]
Bananenrepubliek De Bezige Bij 2016 [53]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bart Chabot. Studium Generale University of Utrecht. 22 December 2015. 10 June 2020. nl.
  2. News: Een leven lang drugs: hoe Deelder nog steeds leeft (translation:A life of drug use: how did Deelder manage to keep alive. Algemeen Dagblad. 10 June 2020. 23 November 2019. nl.
  3. 'We the Avant-Garde'. A History from Below of Dutch Heroin Use in the 1970s. 2017. 10.18352/bmgn-lchr.10312. Blok. Gemma. BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review. 132. 104. free.
  4. Web site: Ouders Bart Chabot keurden zijn vriendschap met Jules Deelder af. nu.nl. 31 January 2020. 10 June 2020. nl.
  5. Web site: Scheulderman. Antoinnette. 2020-01-31. Mijn jeugd werd een slagveld. Ik dwarrelde in stukjes en stukken uit elkaar. subscription. 2020-06-10. de Volkskrant. nl-NL.
  6. Web site: Schrijvers en dichters (dbnl biografieënproject I). 2003. 10 June 2020. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. nl.
  7. World Literature Today. 68. Spring 1994. 379. Bakker. Martinus Arnoud. Genadebrood by Bart Chabot. 10.2307/40150244. 40150244.
  8. Web site: De Herman Brood-Biografie Van Bart Chabot. Zoek een boek. 10 June 2020. nl.
  9. Web site: Met dank aan Bart Chabot. de Volkskrant via Boekman. 10 June 2020. nl.
  10. Web site: De volledige tekst van het groot dictee door Bart Chabot. de Volkskrant. 17 December 2014. 10 June 2020. subscription.
  11. Web site: Onze Taal. Jaargang 83. Genootschap Onze Taal. Digital Library for Dutch Literature . nl. 10 June 2020.
  12. Web site: Schouten. Rob. 2020-02-22. De waarheid over de afschuwelijke ouders van Bart Chabot moést eruit komen. 2020-06-10. Trouw. nl-NL.
  13. Web site: Boek: Mijn vaders hand - De Wereld Draait Door - BNNVARA. 2020-06-10. De Wereld Draait Door. nl.
  14. Web site: Omhoog kijken en vertrouwen op de nachthemel. Hebban. 10 June 2020. nl.
  15. Web site: Literaire kroniek: Bart Chabot bevindt zich altijd in zijn eigen wereld. Vrij Nederlands. 11 February 2020. 10 June 2020. nl.
  16. News: Bart Chabot over tumor in Pauw & Witteman. Media Courant. 10 June 2020. nl.
  17. Web site: Bart Chabot. Gedichten. 10 June 2020. nl.
  18. Web site: Arjen Lubach is De Slimste Mens (2012). 2012. 10 June 2020. nu.nl.
  19. Web site: Interview met Bart, Sebastiaan én Splinter Chabot: Schrijven begint met empathie. Den Haag Centraal. 2 March 2020. 10 June 2020. nl.
  20. Web site: Wie is tafelheer Splinter Chabot. BNN-VARA. nl. 10 June 2020.
  21. Web site: Als u zo gaat beginnen van Bart Chabot. www.hebban.nl. 28 December 2023.
  22. Web site: Als u zó gaat beginnen : gedichten / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  23. Web site: Popcorn / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  24. Web site: Captain America / Bart Chabot/Words ; Anton Corbijn/Snapshots — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  25. Web site: !Stand / Bart Chabot ; [fotogr. Anton Corbijn] — LodView]. 28 December 2023.
  26. Web site: Babylon Hotel : verhalen / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  27. Web site: Duingheest : novellen / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  28. Web site: Genadebrood : gedichten / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  29. Web site: De kootjesblues / Bart Chabot ; [eindred.: Pieter Cramer] — LodView]. 28 December 2023.
  30. Web site: Broodje gezond / Bart Chabot ; [eindred. Pieter Cramer] — LodView]. 28 December 2023.
  31. Web site: Broodje halfom / Bart Chabot ; [eindred. Pieter Cramer] — LodView]. 28 December 2023.
  32. Web site: Brood en spelen / Bart Chabot ; [eindred. Pieter Cramer] — LodView]. 28 December 2023.
  33. Web site: Broodje springlevend / Bart Chabot ; [eindred. Pieter Cramer] — LodView]. 28 December 2023.
  34. Web site: Zand erover / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  35. Web site: Greatest hits / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  36. Web site: Elvistranen / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  37. Web site: Fort Knox / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  38. Web site: Broodje halfom / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  39. Web site: McPain / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  40. Web site: Anna's hoeve / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  41. Web site: Cadillac boogie / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  42. Web site: Dracula's ontbijt / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  43. Web site: De Bril van Chabot : de mooiste gedichten van Bart Chabot / gekozen door Martin Bril — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  44. Web site: Scheveningse wolken / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  45. Web site: Greatest hits / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  46. Web site: Schiphol blues : Cock Fart en andere zomerse verhalen / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  47. Web site: De Patatbalie : in het spoor van de verkiezingskaravaan / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  48. Web site: Up on the Hilton roof : over leven en werk van Herman Brood / Bart Chabot ; [samenst. Rob van Essen] — LodView]. 28 December 2023.
  49. Web site: Diepere lagen : verslag van een bestraling / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  50. Web site: Triggerhappy : roman / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  51. Web site: Zestig / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  52. Web site: Easy Street : roman / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.
  53. Web site: Bananenrepubliek : gedichten / Bart Chabot — LodView. 28 December 2023.

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