Bregje Hofstede Explained

Bregje Hofstede
Birth Date:	1988
Occupation:	journalist

Bregje Hofstede (born 1988) is a Dutch journalist,^[1] columnist and writer.

Career

Hofstede studied art history and French in Utrecht, Paris and Berlin. She writes for various newspapers and literary magazines, including a column on "New Feminism" for De Correspondent. Bregje Hofstede is co-founder of the feminist action group De Bovengrondse (in English: "The Aboveground").^{[2] [3]}

Her debut novel De hemel boven Parijs (German title: "Der Himmel über Paris"), published in 2014, was nominated for several literary prizes (including Libris Literatuur). Libris Literatuur Prijs,^[4] Anton Wachterprijs, Gouden Boekenuil) and translated into Danish and German.

Her second book, the essay collection De herontdekking van het lichaam (German title: "The Rediscovery of the Body"), was published in 2016.

Her second novel, Drift (German title: "Verlangen"), was published in 2018 and was shortlisted for the prestigious Libris Literatuur Prijs.

In Slaap vatten (German title: Schlaf finden), her latest non-fiction book, the author deals with the phenomenon of sleep(ing).

Works

• De hemel boven Parijs. Cossee 2014, ISBN 978-90-5936-741-8 (novel)
  • The sky over Paris. C.H. Beck 2015, ISBN 978-3-406-68343-5, translated by Heike Baryga
• De herontdekking van het lichaam: over de burn-out. Cossee 2016, ISBN 978-90-5936-694-7 (volume of essays)
  • The rediscovery of the body Verlag Freies Geistesleben 2020, ISBN 978-3-7725-3018-0, translated by Christiane Burkhardt and Janine Malz
• Drift. Das Mag 2018,^[5] ISBN 978-94-92478-71-9 (novel)
  • Desire. Verlag Freies Geistesleben 2020, ISBN 978-3-7725-3019-7, translated by Christiane Burkhardt
• Bergje: een wandeling. Series "Terloops", Van Oorschot 2020, ISBN 978-90-282-1033-2 (travel story)
• Slaap vatten. Hoe een slapeloze de nacht terugwon. Das Mag 2021, ISBN 978-94-93168-07-7 (literary sleep guide)

Weblinks

• Official website (Dutch)

References

1. Web site: New Dutch Writing: Bregje Hofstede . New Dutch Writing . March 17, 2024.
2. https://decorrespondent.nl/bregjehofstede
3. Web site: Cafolla . Anna . Feminist activists have renamed Dutch street signs after iconic women . Dazed . August 13, 2018 . March 17, 2024.
4. Web site: Winnaar 2015 . Libris Literatuur Prijs . June 28, 2022 . nl . March 17, 2024.
5. Web site: 2019-12-27 . Sander Becker . 2018-10-18 . nl . DPG Media B.V. . Ik ben geen leuk mens als ik over mijn relatiebreuk schrijf. Maar so be it. . trouw.nl.