Astrid Roemer
Surinamese author · Suriname · On the map · Writers · Lived 1947 to 2026 · aged 78
Astrid Heligonda Roemer was a Surinamese-Dutch writer and teacher. The Dutch-language author published novels, novellas, drama, poetry and radio plays. In 2016 she won the P. C. Hooft Award, the most important literary prize in the Netherlands and Belgium. Roemer was the first Surinamese author to win this award.
Astrid Roemer is read about 20 times a day, in 9 languages.
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She was also the first Surinamese author to win the Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren, which she was awarded in 2021. Translations of her work were longlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2023 and the International Booker Prize in 2025.
The same award as Astrid
Herman TeirlinckBoth received Dutch Literature Prize
Adriaan Roland HolstBoth received Dutch Literature Prize
Judith HerzbergBoth received Dutch Literature Prize
Gerard WalschapBoth received Dutch Literature Prize
J.C. BloemBoth received Dutch Literature Prize
Gerrit KouwenaarBoth received Dutch Literature Prize