Christiaan Weijts
Christiaan Weijts (born May 4, 1976 in Leiden ) is a Dutch writer and journalist .
biography
Weijts attended the municipal high school in Leiden. From 1994 to 1999 he studied Dutch and literature at the University of Leiden . He works as a columnist for the newspaper nrc.next and De Groene Amsterdammer . From 1999 to 2007 he was an editor and columnist for the university newspaper Mare. Today he lives and works in The Hague .
In 2003 a collection of columns appeared under the title Sluitingstijd , which Weijts had written for the university newspaper Mare. His debut novel Art. 285b from 2006 about an article in the Dutch penal code that deals with stalking , received several literary award nominations.
Weijt's second novel Via Cappello 23 , set in Venice, Verona and Leiden, was awarded the Gerard Wachter Prize. For the novel Euforie the author received the BNG Nieuwe Literatuurprijs .
bibliography
Novels
- Art. 285b. De Arbeiderspers publishing house, Amsterdam 2006, ISBN 90-295-6220-X .
- Via Cappello 23. De Arbeiderspers publishing house, Amsterdam 2008, ISBN 978-90-295-6698-8 .
- Euforia. De Arbeiderspers publishing house, Utrecht 2012, ISBN 978-90-295-8627-6 .
- De left handed. Singel Uitgeverijen publishing house, Amsterdam 2014, ISBN 978-90-295-8966-6 .
Columns
- Sluitingstijd. Desolation Row, Leiden 2003, ISBN 90-76632-06-5 .
- Aft amiddagen. Rondleiding door het atelier van de schrijver (columns), De Arbeiderspers publishing house, Utrecht 2014, ISBN 978-90-295-8900-0 .
Novellas and short stories
- De etaleur. Dance novella. De Arbeiderspers publishing house, Amsterdam 2009, ISBN 978-90-295-7197-5 .
Awards
- 2006: Anton Wachter Prize, Art. 285b
- 2006: Max Pam Award
- 2008: Golden Donkey's Ear (Gouden Ezelsoor) for item 285b
- 2010: Gerard Walschap Prize
- 2012: BNG Nieuwe Literatuurprijs for Euforie
Nominations
- 2006: AKO Literature Prize for Art
- 2007: Gouden Uil
- 2006: Selexyz Debut Prize (Selexyz Debuutprijs)
- 2007: Gerard Walschap Prize for item 285b
- 2008: Academica Literatuurprijs for Art. 285b
- 2009: Gouden Uil
- 2009: AKO Literature Prize for Via Cappello 23
- 2010: Libris literary award (longlist) for De etaleur
- 2013: Libris Literature Prize (shortlist) for Euforie
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short review by Jos Damen
- ↑ Short review by Jos Damen
- ↑ Short review by Jos Radstake
- ↑ Short review by Gerard Oevering
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weijts, Christiaan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4th 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suffer |