Paul Marijnis

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

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

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. "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. "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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