Renate Dorrestein

Renate Dorrestein
Renate Dorrestein (in 2015)
Renate Dorrestein (in 2015)
Born(1954-01-25)25 January 1954
Amsterdam
Died4 May 2018(2018-05-04) (aged 64)
Aerdenhout
LanguageDutch
Period1983–2017
Website
renatedorrestein.nl(in Dutch)

Renate Maria Dorrestein (25 January 1954 – 4 May 2018[1]) was a Dutch writer, journalist and feminist. She started working as a junior journalist for the Dutch magazines Libelle and Panorama. During the period 1977 - 1982 she published in Het Parool, Viva, Onkruid and Opzij. Dorrestein published her first novel (Buitenstaanders) in 1983. Her sister's suicide had a great influence on her books.[2] Dorrestein won the Annie Romein prize in 1993 for her complete body of work.[3] A lot of Dorrestein's books were translated, and they were sold in 14 countries.

In September 2017 Dorrestein publicly announced that she was suffering from esophageal cancer. She died on 4 May 2018 at the age of 64.[4][1]

  1. ^ a b "Schrijfster Renate Dorrestein (64) overleden" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ Algemeen Dagblad, 23 February 2013, "Paspoort Renate Dorrestein - De winst van iedere crisis is dat alle flauwekul van je afvalt" (in Dutch: author Inge van den Blink)
  3. ^ Literatuurplein. "Annie Romeinprijs 1993 - Literaire Prijzen - Literatuurplein.nl". Literatuurplein.nl. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Prolific author Renate Dorrestein dies aged 64 - DutchNews.nl" (in Dutch). DutchNews.nl. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.