The Discomfort of Evening

The Discomfort of Evening
First edition cover
AuthorMarieke Lucas Rijneveld
Original titleDe avond is ongemak
TranslatorMichele Hutchison
LanguageDutch
Set inNetherlands
PublisherAtlas Contact
Publication date
31 January 2018
Publication placeNetherlands
Published in English
5 March 2020
Media typePrint (hardback and softback), e-book, audio
Pages271
AwardsInternational Booker Prize (2020)
ISBN978-90-254-4411-2 (First edition softback)
LC ClassPT5882.28.I49 A96 2018

The Discomfort of Evening (Dutch: De avond is ongemak) is the debut novel by Dutch writer Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, published in 2018. On 26 August 2020, Rijneveld became the first Dutch writer to win the £50,000 International Booker Prize, shared jointly with the novel's English translator Michele Hutchison.[1]

  1. ^ "Debut Dutch Novel Wins International Booker Prize". Publishers Weekly. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2021.