Paul Marijnis
Paul Marijnis in 2005
Paul Marijnis in 2005
Born(1946-09-09)9 September 1946
Schiedam, Netherlands
Died10 April 2008(2008-04-10) (aged 61)
Leiden, Netherlands
OccupationWriter, poet
NationalityDutch
Years active1993 – 2008
Notable awardsJ.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs
2003

Paul Marijnis (9 September 1946 – 10 April 2008) was a Dutch writer and poet.

Career

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]

Death

Marijnis died in 2008 after a stroke.[6][1] His last novel Waandag was published posthumously in 2009.

Publications

  • De zeemeermin (1993)
  • Gillette (1998)
  • Roze zoenen (2002)
  • Het licht in de kattenbak (2003)
  • De loden schoentjes (2006)
  • Waandag (2009)
  • cumdag (2022)

References

  1. 1 2 "Schrijver Marijnis (62) overleden" (in Dutch). NRC. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. ↑ van den Berg, Arie (23 May 2003). "De dichter is een spuugbeestje" (in Dutch). NRC. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Klassieke Gedichten - Bij een boeket - Paul Marijnis" (in Dutch). Klassieke Gedichten. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Pfeijffer, Ilja Leonard (12 April 2008). "Eigenzinnig literator en sublieme foeteraar" (in Dutch). NRC. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Weijts, Christiaan (8 May 2003). "'Poëzie is ongevoelig'" (in Dutch). mareonline.nl. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Leidse schrijver Paul Marijnis overleden" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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