Doeschka Meijsing

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Doeschka Meijsing (2011)

Maria Johanna "Doeschka" Meijsing (born October 21, 1947 in Eindhoven , † January 30, 2012 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch journalist and writer .

Life

Maria Johanna Meijsing was born in Eindhoven and grew up in Haarlem . She studied Dutch and General Literature at the University of Amsterdam . From 1971 to 1976 she taught at the St. Ignatius High School . Until 1978 she worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Dutch Studies at the University of Amsterdam. From 1978 she became a journalist for the weekly political magazine Vrij Nederland . From 1987 to 1999 she wrote for the political magazine Elsevier .

Meijsing published her first work in 1974 with the collection of short stories De hanen en other verhalen . A total of five of her works have been translated into German . In Droemer Knaur appeared the cat afterwards , Tiger made of glass and Utopia in Beltz & Gelberg appeared Robinson and the German paperback publisher published in 1999. The road to Caviano . Meijsing was homosexual and lived in relationships with different women. Her relationship with the Dutch journalist Xandra Schutte served as inspiration for her last novel Over deehlede , published in 2008 . For this work she was awarded the AKO Literatuurprijs , the F. Bordewijk-prijs and the Opzij Literatuurprijs , among others .

Despite her homosexuality, Meijsing expressed herself controversially and occasionally also negatively about homosexual relationships, marriage and the offspring.

Meijsing died on January 30, 2012 from complications from a surgical operation.

Works

  • 1974: De hanen en others behave
  • 1976: Robinson
  • 1977: De kat achterna
  • 1980: Tijger, tijger!
  • 1982: Utopia of De divorced van Thomas
  • 1982: Zwaluwen en Augustein
  • 1985: Ik ben niet born in Haarlem
  • 1986: Paard Heer Mantel
  • 1987: Beer en Jager
  • 1988: Hoe ran is de toeschouwer?
  • 1990: De beproeving
  • 1992: Vuur en zijde
  • 1994: best vriend
  • 1996: De angstige waakhond
  • 1996: De weg naar Caviano
  • 2000: De tweede man
  • 2002: 100% chemistry
  • 2005: Moord en doodslag
  • 2008: Over de lende

Awards (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Postuum Doeschka Meijsing: Vonkend en Bijtend de pijn te lijf , volkskrant.nl
  2. ↑ Meijsing laat gedurfde thema's liggen , recensieweb.nl
  3. ↑ Schrijfster Doeschka Meijsing (64) overleden , elsevier.nl
personal data
SURNAME Meijsing, Doeschka
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Meijsing, Maria Johanna (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 21, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Eindhoven , Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH January 30, 2012
Place of death Amsterdam , Netherlands