Paul Harland
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Paul Harland (born Paul Smit 1960; died June 17, 2003) was a Dutch science fiction writer who wrote under the name Paul Harland. He had written several novels and one of his collections was translated into English. Along with his writing he also designed furniture.[1]
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[edit] Death
His death had initially been reported as a suicide. Later his husband, a Bosnian immigrant and architect named Tarik Dreca, was convicted for his murder. Tarik had apparently staged the death to look like a suicide.[2] Tarik's defense attorney theorized that Harland had recreated a plot from his book, which has a man commit suicide and set up his partner, but the court rejected the idea.[3] After his death the King Kong Award was renamed the Paul Harland Prize in his honor.
[edit] Bibliography
- Onkruid en stenen (1995)
- Retrometheus (1992)
- De wintertuin (1990)
- Fuga in frictieloos porcelein (1984)
