Kees Ouwens
Cornelis Johannes "Kees" Ouwens (born June 27, 1944 in Zeist , † August 24, 2004 in Heemstede ) was a Dutch poet and novelist .
Although Kees Ouwens also wrote prose, he gained prominence in Dutch literature as an experimental poet. He made his debut in 1968 with the volume of poetry "Arcadia" and the related novel "De strategie".
In 2002, all of the poems published up to that point were published in “Alle gedichten tot dusver”. A year later the Meulenhoff publishing house published his prose in “Alle romans tot dusver”. In 2005, Meulenhoff published posthumously, but still edited by Kees Owens himself, the collection of poems "Ben jij het, ik?"
Kees Ouwens has received numerous literary prizes. He lived in Utrecht. After a long illness he died in Heemstede in August 2004.
Despite its importance in the Netherlands, his work has not yet been translated into German.
Works
- 1968 - Arcadia (poems)
- 1968 - De strategie (novel)
- 1973 - Intieme handelingen (poems)
- 1975 - As een beek
- 1984 - Klem (poems)
- 1987 - De eenzaamheid door genot (novel)
- 1988 - Droom (poems)
- 1994 - Een twee three four (novel)
- 1995 - Afdankingen (poems)
- 1996 - Van de lager en de lichtbron (poems)
- 1998 - Helis' mythe (novel)
- 2000 - Mythologieën (poems)
- 2002 - All poems dead dusver
- 2003 - All romans dead dusver
- 2005 - Ben jij het, ik? (Poems - posthumous)
Awards
- 1976 - Lucy B. en CW van der Hoogt-prijs for Als een beek
- 1983 - Trevanian-poëzieprijs for his complete works
- 1985 - Jan Campertprijs for Klem
- 1998 - Herman Gorterprijs for Van de liezer en de lichtbron
- 2001 - VSB Poetry Prize for Mythologieën
- 2002 - Constantijn Huygensprijs for his complete works
Literature on Kees Ouwens
- Groenewegen, Hans (Ed.): “En gene schitterde op de rede. Over Kees Owens ”. Utrecht: Historical Uitg. 2002 ISBN 90-6554-432-1
- Ligtvoet, Frank / Nieuwenborgh, Marcel van (ed.): “The Dutch and Flemish literature of the present”. Munich: Hanser 1993, p. 62. ISBN 3-446-17554-7
- Grüttemeier, Ralf / Leuker, Maria-Theresia (ed.): Dutch literary history. Stuttgart: Metzler 2006, p. 251 f. ISBN 978-3-476-02061-1
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ouwens, Kees |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ouwens, Cornelis Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch poet and novelist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zeist |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 2004 |
| Place of death | Heemstede |