Judith Herzberg

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Judith Herzberg
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Judith Herzberg (1988)
Born
Judith Frieda Lina Herzberg

(1934-11-04) November 4, 1934 (age 90)
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)Poet, playwright, screenwriter

Judith Frieda Lina Herzberg (born 4 November 1934) is a Dutch poet and writer.

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Life and work

Judith Herzberg is the daughter of lawyer and writer Abel Herzberg. [1] During World War II Herzberg went into hiding on various locations. Since 1983 Herzberg lives alternately in the Netherlands and Israel. [1] She mainly writes poems and plays, and also works on films. Herzberg debuted in 1961 as a poet in the weekly Vrij Nederland . Two years later, she published her first poetry collection, Zeepost. [2] She also wrote the plays Leedvermaak , Charlotte and Rijgdraad , which were made into films by Frans Weisz. Charlotte is about the painter Charlotte Salomon who was murdered in Auschwitz. [3] In 1997 Herzberg received the P. C. Hooft Award for her entire oeuvre. [2]

Awards

Works

Wall poem in Leiden Muurgedicht Judith Herzberg Spreeuw Boshuizerlaan 5 Leiden.jpg
Wall poem in Leiden

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Schrijvers en dichters (dbnl biografieënproject I)". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Judith Herzberg". Poetry International. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  3. "De Nederlandse en Vlaamse auteurs". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1985. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. "Web.archive.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2008.
  5. "Cestoda-prijs". Theater Encyclopedie (in Dutch). Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  6. "Horst-Bienek-Preis für Lyrik an Judith Herzberg und Ronya Othmann". literaturportal-bayern.de, 22 November 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2024 (in German).
  7. English translation in A Touch of the Dutch: Plays by Dutch Women Writers (1997)
  8. "Kneedwezens – De Harmonie". www.deharmonie.nl. Retrieved December 31, 2024.