Arnon Grunberg

Arnon Grunberg
Grunberg in 2016
Grunberg in 2016
BornArnon Yasha Yves Grünberg
(1971-02-22) 22 February 1971 (age 53)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Pen nameMarek van der Jagt
OccupationAuthor
LanguageDutch
Period1993–present
GenreNovels, essays, columns
Notable worksBlue Mondays
Tirza
The Man without Illness
Notable awardsAKO Literature Prize
Libris Prize
Constantijn Huygens Prize
P.C. Hooft Award
Website
www.arnongrunberg.com

Arnon Yasha Yves Grünberg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑrnɔ ˈɲɑɕaː iːf ˈxrʏmbɛr(ə)x]; born 22 February 1971) is a Dutch writer of novels, essays, and columns, as well as a journalist. He published some of his work under the heteronym Marek van der Jagt. He lives in New York. His work has been translated into 30 languages. In 2022 he received the PC Hooftprijs, a Dutch literary lifetime achievement award. His most acclaimed and successful novels are Blue Mondays and Tirza. The New York Times called the latter ‘grimly comic and unflinching (…) while not always enjoyable, it is never less than enthralling’.[1] Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung described him as ‘the Dutch Philip Roth’.[2]

  1. ^ Hutchins, Scott (10 May 2013). "The Graduate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. ^ "F.A.Z.-Archiv". fazarchiv.faz.net. Retrieved 13 August 2022.