Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren explained

The Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren (Dutch Literature Prize) is awarded every three years to an author from the Netherlands, Belgium or, since 2005, Suriname writing in Dutch. It is considered the most prestigious literary award in the Dutch-speaking world,^[1] and the award is presented alternately by the reigning Dutch and Belgian monarchs.

The €40,000 prize is administered by the Taalunie. The jury comprises three Dutch members, three Flemish members and one from Suriname. The chair alternates between a Flemish and Dutch jury member.

Until 2001 the prize was awarded alternately to a Flemish and a Dutch author. Subsequently, the four winners have all been Dutch; but the winner for 2012, Leonard Nolens, is Flemish.

List of winners

• 1956: Herman Teirlinck
• 1959: Adriaan Roland Holst
• 1962: Stijn Streuvels
• 1965: J.C. Bloem
• 1968: Gerard Walschap
• 1971: Simon Vestdijk
• 1974: Marnix Gijsen
• 1977: Willem Frederik Hermans
• 1980: Maurice Gilliams
• 1983: Lucebert
• 1986: Hugo Claus
• 1989: Gerrit Kouwenaar
• 1992: Christine D'Haen
• 1995: Harry Mulisch
• 1998: Paul De Wispelaere
• 2001: Gerard Reve (King Albert II of Belgium refused to present the prize to Reve because his partner was suspected of pedophilia)^[2]
• 2004: Hella S. Haasse
• 2007: Jeroen Brouwers (declined)^[3]
• 2009: Cees Nooteboom
• 2012: Leonard Nolens^[4]
• 2015: Remco Campert^[5]
• 2018: Judith Herzberg^[6]

External links

• Homepage of the Taalunie

Notes and References

1. News: Overstijns . Jeroen . Jeroen Brouwers wint Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren . Het Nieuwsblad . 2007-04-24 . 2007-10-30 . Dutch . Dat is de hoogste bekroning die een Nederlandstalig auteur kan krijgen..
2. News: Osborn . Andrew . Dutch book prize kept from winner . . 2001-11-26.
3. News: Belga . Jeroen Brouwers weigert Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren . Het Nieuwsblad . 2007-10-23 . 2007-10-30 . Dutch.
4. Web site: Nolens krijgt Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren . Het Nieuwsblad . 2012-04-25 . 2012-05-30 . Dutch.
5. Web site: Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren naar Remco Campert . Dutch . NOS . 8 February 2015 . 8 February 2015.
6. Web site: Judith Herzberg ontvangt Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren 2018 uit handen van koning Willem-Alexander . Dutch . Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren . 29 November 2018 . 6 December 2018.