Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize

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The Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize (Dutch: F. Bordewijk-prijs) is a literary award, presented annually by the Jan Campert Foundation to the author of the best Dutch prose book. The prize was established in 1948 as the Vijverberg Prize, before being named after the Dutch author Ferdinand Bordewijk in 1979. As of 2024 The prize includes a cash prize of €6000. [1]

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Winners

The winners include: [2]

L-R: : F. Bordewijk, Jo Boer [nl], Jan Elburg, unknown (11 January 1949) JoBoerJanElburg1949.jpg
L-R: : F. Bordewijk, Jo Boer  [ nl ], Jan Elburg, unknown (11 January 1949)

Vijverberg Prize

L-R: P.J. Piet Buijnsters [nl], Dirkje Kuik), Piet Vink, M. Vasalis, Hugues C. Pernath (The Hague, 19 December 1974) Campertprijzen1974.jpg
L-R: P.J. Piet Buijnsters  [ nl ], Dirkje Kuik), Piet Vink, M. Vasalis, Hugues C. Pernath (The Hague, 19 December 1974)

Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize

Annelies Verbeke (Bordewijkprijs 2015) and Lamin Kuyateh 2016Winternachten6.jpg
Annelies Verbeke (Bordewijkprijs 2015) and Lamin Kuyateh

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References

  1. ↑ "[About] F. Bordewijk-prijs". Literatuurmuseum (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "F. Bordewijk-prijs". Literatuurmuseum (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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