Maarten Biesheuvel


Maarten Biesheuvel was a Dutch writer. He made his literary debut in 1972 with the short story collection In de bovenkooi. He received the "Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs" in 1984 for Reis door mijn kamer. In 2007 he received the P. C. Hooft Award.
From 1990 Biesheuvel's literary production slowed significantly due to a writer's block and manic-depressive phases.
He died in July 2020.

Selected works