Tommy Wieringa | |
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| Born | Tommy Wieringa 20 May 1967 Goor, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Dutch |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen Utrecht University |
| Genre | social novel |
| Notable works | Joe Speedboat (2005) Caesarion (2009) Dit zijn de namen (2012) |
| Notable awards | F. Bordewijk Prize (2006) Libris Prize (2013) Bookspot Literatuurprijs (2018) |
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Tommy Wieringa (born 20 May 1967) is a Dutch writer.[1] He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize in 2006 for his novel Joe Speedboot (2005), and the Libris Prize in 2013 for the novel Dit zijn de namen (2012). In 2018 he won the Bookspot Literatuurprijs for his novel De heilige Rita (The Blessed Rita).[2] His novel The Death of Murat Idrissi, translated by Sam Garrett from Dutch, was nominated for the International Booker Prize in 2019.[3]
