Lucas Rijneveld | |
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Born | Nieuwendijk, the Netherlands | 20 April 1991
Occupation | Writer, poet |
Genre | Novels, verse |
Years active | 2015–present |
Notable works | The Discomfort of Evening |
Notable awards | International Booker Prize 2020 |
Website | |
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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.