Geerten Meijsing

Geerten Meijsing (1988)

Geerten Jan Maria Meijsing (9 August 1950) is a Dutch writer, translator and novelist.[1] He won the AKO Literatuurprijs in 1988 for his novel Veranderlijk en wisselvallig (Fickle and Changeable), and in 1999 the Gouden Uil Literatuurprijs for his novel Tussen mes en keel (Between Knife and Throat).[2] He published most of his early books under the pseudonym Joyce & Co, [3] notably a trilogy devoted to literature, painting, and music (Erwin, Michael van Mander, and Cecilia).

Geerten Meijsing has one daughter, Iris, named after Iris Storm from Michael Arlen's novel The Green Hat. He is the younger brother of novelist Doeschka Meijsing.

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References

  1. "Geerten Meijsing". Nederlands Letterenfonds. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  2. "Geerten Meijsing". literatuurplein.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. "Joyce & Co: 'Madonna, Madonnina!'". DBNL (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. "Always the Woman". Nederlands Letterenfonds. Retrieved 22 August 2013.