Hans Faverey
Hans Antonius Faverey (Paramaribo, 14 September 1933 – Amsterdam, 8 July 1990) was a Dutch poet of Surinam descent. Besides being a poet, he was a lecturer at the psychology department of the Universiteit Leiden. His poetry is influenced by the Vijftigers.
Career
Faverey's poetry is thought of as dense and difficult, though Favery usually laughed at such remarks, saying that it really is not that hard. His first two collections were poorly received and only few critics praised them; nevertheless, he received the Poetry Award from the city of Amsterdam for his debut, Gedichten ("Poems").
After Chrysanten, Roeiers[1] was published, in 1977, Faverey quickly became accepted and canonized. The number of critical studies of his work increases—to the point where Faverey seems to be on a par with Gerrit Kouwenaar and Lucebert.[2] He is buried at Zorgvlied cemetery.
Honors and awards
- 1969 - Amsterdam Poetry Award for Gedichten
- 1977 - Jan Campert Award for Chrysanten, roeiers
- 1990 - Constantijn Huygens Prize for his entire oeuvre
Bibliography
- 1968 - Gedichten
- 1972 - Gedichten 2
- 1977 - Chrysanten, roeiers
- 1978 - Lichtval
- 1980 - Gedichten
- 1983 - Zijden Kettingen
- 1985 - Hinderlijke goden
- 1988 - Tegen het vergeten
- 1990 - Het ontbrokene
- 1993 - Verzamelde gedichten
- 2000 - Springvossen
References
- ↑ Award-winning translated by Francis R. Jones.
- ↑ "Consensusvorming in de literatuurkritiek" by Cees van Rees. Digital library for Dutch literature.