Paul Marijnis
Paul Marijnis (9 September 1946 – 10 April 2008) was a Dutch writer and poet.
Paul Marijnis
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- Name
- Paul Marijnis
- Born
- 9 September 1946
- Birthplace
- Schiedam, Netherlands
- Died
- 10 April 2008
- Place of death
- Leiden, Netherlands
- Occupation
- Writer, poet
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Known for
- Roze zoenen
- Honours
- J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs
- Languages
- Dutch
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Paul Marijnis (9 September 1946 – 10 April 2008) was a Dutch writer and poet.
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Paul Marijnis (1946–2008) was a Dutch poet and writer. Born in Schiedam, the poet died in Leiden.
Works include Roze zoenen. Languages used include Dutch.
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• Name — Paul Marijnis • Born — 9 September 1946 • Birthplace — Schiedam, Netherlands • Died — 10 April 2008 • Place of death — Leiden, Netherlands • Occupation — Writer, poet • Years Active — 1993 – 2008
Career
Career
Marijnis worked as a journalist at NRC Handelsblad. Marijnis made his literary debut in 1993 at age 47 with the novel De zeemeermin published by De Arbeiderspers. In an interview in 1993 Marijnis mentioned Paul van Ostaijen, J. Slauerhoff and Lucebert as sources of inspiration. Marijnis made his debut as poet with Gillette (1998) which was nominated for the C. Buddingh'-prijs award in 1999. His second poetry collection Roze zoenen (2002) won the very first J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs in 2003.
Death
Death
Marijnis died in 2008 after a stroke. His last novel Waandag was published posthumously in 2009.
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• De zeemeermin (1993) • Gillette (1998) • Roze zoenen (2002) • Het licht in de kattenbak (2003) • De loden schoentjes (2006) • Waandag (2009) • cumdag (2022)
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- 1.NRC. Schrijver Marijnis (62) overleden. 11 April 2008.
- 2.van den Berg, Arie. De dichter is een spuugbeestje. NRC. 23 May 2003.
- 3.Klassieke Gedichten. Klassieke Gedichten - Bij een boeket - Paul Marijnis.
- 4.Pfeijffer, Ilja Leonard. Eigenzinnig literator en sublieme foeteraar. NRC. 12 April 2008.
- 5.Weijts, Christiaan. ‘Poëzie is ongevoelig’. mareonline.nl. 8 May 2003.
- 6.De Volkskrant. Leidse schrijver Paul Marijnis overleden. 11 April 2008.
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