Paul Marijnis | |
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Born | Schiedam, Netherlands | 9 September 1946
Died | 10 April 2008 Leiden, Netherlands | (aged 61)
Occupation | Writer, poet |
Nationality | Dutch |
Years active | 1993 – 2008 |
Notable awards |
J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs 2003 |
Paul Marijnis (9 September 1946 – 10 April 2008) was a Dutch writer and poet.
Marijnis worked as a journalist at NRC Handelsblad. [1]
Marijnis made his literary debut in 1993 at age 47 with the novel De zeemeermin published by De Arbeiderspers. [2] [3] In an interview in 1993 Marijnis mentioned Paul van Ostaijen, J. Slauerhoff and Lucebert as sources of inspiration. [3] Marijnis made his debut as poet with Gillette (1998) which was nominated for the C. Buddingh'-prijs award in 1999. [3] [4] His second poetry collection Roze zoenen (2002) won the very first J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs in 2003. [5]
Marijnis died in 2008 after a stroke. [6] [1] His last novel Waandag was published posthumously in 2009.