Arthur Japin

Dutch author · Netherlands · On the map · Writers · Born 1956 · age 70

Arthur Valentijn Japin is a Dutch novelist. He has won almost every prestigious prize in Dutch literature, including the Libris Prize for his 2005 novel Een Schitterend Gebrek.

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7.5 times the usual readers on 2 November. 2,061 readers on 2 November, against about 275 a day before the rise.

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2022Knight of the Order of the Netherlands LionAward2009Annie M.G. Schmidt PrizeAward2008Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse BoekAward2006C.C.S. Crone-prijsAward2005De InktaapAward2004Libris Literature PrizeAward2000Alfred Müller-Felsenburg AwardAward1998Halewijn PrizeAwardLucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogt awardAward1956Born26 July 1956