J. J. Voskuil

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J.J. Voskuil

Johannes Jacobus Voskuil (1 July 1926, in The Hague – 1 May 2008, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch novelist known best for his epic cycle of novels Het Bureau. In 1997 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novels and , and in 1998 the Libris Prize for Het bureau 3: Plankton.

Bibliography[]

An extensive scientific bibliography can be found in Doelman, that of literary publications in Heymans (until 1999).

Scientific Works[]

• 1956 - The Dutch of Hindustani children in Suriname
• 1969 - Hanging the afterbirth of the horse
• 1978 - Twelve bakers and two baker's daughters have a conversation with JJ Voskuil
• 1979 - From wickerwork to brick. History of the walls of the farmhouse in the Netherlands
• 1982 - Kohieren of the tenth medal of Overschie 1561 and Twisk 1561

Fiction[]

• 1963 - On closer inspection
• 1998 - Word of thanks for the acceptance of the Bordewijk Prize (included in Tirade 373)
• 1999 - Nicolien's mother
• 2000 - Travel Diary 1981
• 2002 - Requiem for a Friend
• 2004 - Casually, hikes 1957-1973
• 2005 - Outside shot, hikes 1974-1982
• 2006 - Gradually, hikes 1983-1992
• 2007 - Journal 1955-1956 (choice from Voskuil's diary, included in Tirade 417)
• 2007 - Among other things, portraits and memories
• 2007 - Bestiary (short sketches)
• 2007 - Alone in the world (short story, included in Tirade 421)
• 2008 - Human Children (stage, recorded in Tirade 424)

Posthumous[]

• 2009 - Within the skin
• 2010 - Childhood Memories
• 2012 - The Neighbor (novel)

The Office[]

1. 1996 - Mister Beerta
2. 1996 - Dirty Hands - (Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize and Prix des Ambassadeurs)
3. 1997 - Plankton - (Libris Prize and Prix des Ambassadeurs)
4. 1998 - The A.P. Beerta Institute
5. 1999 - And Melancholy, Too
6. 2000 - Failure
7. 2000 - The Death of Maarten King
8. 2000 - The Entrance

The Office was included in the list of the NRC's Best Dutch novels in 2007.

Others[]

• 1963 - When I Grow Up [43] (poem)
• 1995 - Geert van Oorschot , Letters from a publisher (includes three letters to JJ Voskuil, preceded by his memories of Van Oorschot)
• 2005 - Hanny Michaelis , A selection from her poems by JJ Voskuil (anthology, compiled and with an introduction by JJ Voskuil)
• 2012 - Hopefully things will soon go better with God (Four letters to Henk Romijn Meijer , bibliophile edition in 100 copies.)
• 2013 - Henk Romijn Meijer & JJ Voskuil, A trans-Atlantic correspondence (includes correspondence from 1962-1963, delivered by Gerben Wynia )
• 2014 - I am not me . Voskuil's book reviews from the 1950s, preceded by an extensive interview by Detlev van Heest with Voskuil's widow.

See also[]

• NRC's Best Dutch novels
• List of longest novels
• Libris Prize
• Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize

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