Pieter van Os (journalist)

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Pieter van Os (born February 8, 1971) is a Dutch writer and journalist. His published works include non-fiction books on a wide variety of subjects, including religion, war, political journalism, art and football. In 2020, he won the Brusse Prize for best journalistic book in the Dutch language with Liever dier dan mens, [1] a book translated into English as: Hiding in Plain Sight: How a Jewish girl survived Europe’s heart of darkness. [2] For the same book, Van Os won the prestigious Dutch Libris History Prize. [3] Liever dier dan mens is the only book ever to have been awarded both prizes.

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Life and education

Pieter van Os grew up in Groningen and studied the history of political thought in Minneapolis, Leiden and Barcelona. In the nineties he was contributing editor of the weekly De Groene Amsterdammer , serving as its US-correspondent for this weekly, based in Washington DC. In those years he wrote the book Johan Cruyff: The American Years, about the most famous Dutch football star. [4]

In 2008, he became a political reporter for the leading Dutch daily newspaper, NRC. [5] His experiences as a political reporter led him to write a book on the complicated love-hate-relationship between press and politics, Wij begrijpen elkaar uitstekend (Meaning: We Understand Each Other Perfectly).

In 2012, together with his father, the art historian and museum director Henk van Os [6] he published a volume of letters on religion, entitled Vader & zoon krijgen de geest (Father and son receive the Spirit).

In 2014 he moved to Poland to be with his wife Guusje Korthals Altes (born 1972), a Dutch diplomat. [5] In Poland, Van Os wrote his acclaimed Liever dier dan mens. [5] A critic of Dutch Daily De Volkskrant wrote about the book:

In almost every sentence, van Os compels admiration with his elegant prose, demonstrating his erudition but never showing off or taking away from the gravity of the subject matter … Hiding in Plain Sight is more than a survival narrative. It is a history of Eastern European mentality. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pieter van Os wint Brusseprijs voor het beste journalistieke boek". 13 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Os, Pieter van (8 September 2022). Hiding in Plain Sight | Book | Scribe UK. ISBN   9781913348892.
  3. ↑ "Pieter van Os wint Libris Geschiedenis Prijs met Liever dier dan mens". 25 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Over Pieter van Os". Vrij Nederland. 7 January 2008.
  5. 1 2 3 Jong, Laura de (2020-10-25). "Om de verschrikkingen van de oorlog te beschrijven liet Pieter van Os zich inspireren door kinderen". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  6. ↑ "Prof. Dr. H.W. (Henk) van Os". 8 March 2021.,
  7. ↑ Van Walsum, Sander (10 April 2020). "De laatste oorlogsgetuigen doen hun verhaal, maar is hun geheugen nog wel zo betrouwbaar?". Volkskrant. Volkskrant. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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