A.F. Th. van der Heijden

A.F. Th. van der Heijden

Nascimento : 1951-10-15,

História

Adrianus Franciscus Theodorus van der Heijden (born October 15, 1951) is a Dutch writer. Van der Heijden studied psychology and philosophy in Nijmegen. After moving to Amsterdam he turned to writing. His first two books appeared under the pseudonym Patrizio Canaponi: the short story collection Een gondel in de Herengracht ("A Gondola in the Herengracht", 1978, Anton Wachter Prize, 1979) and the novel De draaideur ("The Revolving Door", 1979). He began publishing under his own name in the 80s. Van der Heijden has won many awards, including all major Dutch literary awards: the 2013 P. C. Hooft Award for his entire oeuvre, the 2012 Libris Literature Prize for "Tonio", and the 2007 AKO Prize for "Het schervengericht" and the 1997 AKO Literatuurprijs for "Onder het plaveisel het moeras". Some of Van der Heijden's books have been translated into German, Russian, Finnish, Swedish, Spanish and Bulgarian.

Perfil

A.F. Th. van der Heijden

Filmes

Tonio
Tonio
Novel
After 21-year-old student Tonio dies in a traffic accident, his novelist parents face sorrow and regret as they suffer the agony of losing their only child.
A Fúria
A Fúria
Novel
Tiny, de língua afiada e imponente, sofre de mysophobia. O sobrinho Albert a ama e, uma vez crescido, ele a confronta, após o que todos os segredos da família finalmente vêm à tona.
Life In One Day
Life In One Day
Novel
Benny Wult grows up in a world where each human life lasts only a few days and everything happens only once. Sexual intercourse can be done only once after which the genitals are useless. The same goes for drunkenness. Get drunk again, you die. Woman are also only pregnant once. Clothes are worn only 1 time and children literally grow out of their clothes. Only eating repeats itself, but each person eats only three times and each meal is different.