Lucas Rijneveld

Lucas Rijneveld
Rijneveld in 2022
Rijneveld in 2022
Born (1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 33)
Nieuwendijk, the Netherlands
OccupationWriter, poet
GenreNovels, verse
Years active2015–present
Notable worksThe Discomfort of Evening
Notable awardsInternational Booker Prize 2020
Website
mariekelucasrijneveld.com

Lucas Rijneveld (formerly Marieke Lucas Rijneveld; born 20 April 1991 in Nieuwendijk, the Netherlands) is a Dutch writer.[1][2] Rijneveld won the 2020 International Booker Prize together with their translator Michele Hutchison for the debut novel The Discomfort of Evening.[3] Rijneveld is the first Dutch author to win the prize,[4] the first non-binary person to do so[5] and only the third Dutch author to be nominated.

  1. ^ Kinsella, Ana (27 February 2020). "Marieke Lucas Rijneveld: the Dutch dairy farmer who wrote a bestseller". Dazed.
  2. ^ "Marieke Lucas Rijneveld". The Booker Prizes. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. ^ Flood, Alison (26 August 2020). "Marieke Lucas Rijneveld wins International Booker for The Discomfort of Evening". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "Interview with longlisted author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld and translator Michele Hutchison". The Booker Prizes. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. ^ Quint, The (27 August 2020). "Dutch Author First Non-Binary Person to Win Intl Booker Prize". TheQuint. Retrieved 1 February 2022.