Sybren Polet
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Sybren Polet is the pseudonym
of Sybe Minnema (born Kampen
, June 19, 1924), a Dutch
prose writer and poet. He has won numerous awards, among them the 2003 Constantijn Huygens Prize
.
Sybren began his career as a teacher in the Dutch town of Zwolle
. In 1946 he published his first collection of poetry, ‘Genesis’, under his own name. In 1949 he adopted the pseudonym Sybren Polet and began writing for the literary magazine Podium, for which he later became editor (1952–1965).
He published his first novel, ‘Breekwater’ (Breakwater) in 1961.
His writing has a strong experimental/renewing theme, breaking through the barriers between genres and conventions of structure and chronology.
Polet also writes plays and children's books, and has compiled/edited omnibus editions of poetry and science fiction.
prizes
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of Sybe Minnema (born Kampen
Kampen (Overijssel)
Kampen is a municipality, a city and an old Hanseatic city at the lower reaches of the river IJssel in the Dutch province of Overijssel.The municipality of Kampen counts 50,073 inhabitants in an area of approximately 162 km² . Kampen is located in the North West of Overijssel and is the...
, June 19, 1924), a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
prose writer and poet. He has won numerous awards, among them the 2003 Constantijn Huygens Prize
Constantijn Huygens Prize
The Constantijn Huygens Prize is a Dutch literary award.-History:Since 1947, it has been awarded each year for an author's complete works by the Jan Campert Foundation , a foundation named in honor of the Dutch writer Jan Campert who died while helping Jews during WWII...
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Sybren began his career as a teacher in the Dutch town of Zwolle
Zwolle
Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...
. In 1946 he published his first collection of poetry, ‘Genesis’, under his own name. In 1949 he adopted the pseudonym Sybren Polet and began writing for the literary magazine Podium, for which he later became editor (1952–1965).
He published his first novel, ‘Breekwater’ (Breakwater) in 1961.
His writing has a strong experimental/renewing theme, breaking through the barriers between genres and conventions of structure and chronology.
Polet also writes plays and children's books, and has compiled/edited omnibus editions of poetry and science fiction.
prizes
- 1959 - Jan Campertprijs for Geboorte-stad
- 1959 - Poëzieprijs van de gemeente Amsterdam for Vleselijke stad
- 1972 - Herman Gorterprijs for Persoon/onpersoon
- 1973 - Busken Huetprijs for Literatuur als werkelijkheid. Maar welke?
- 2003 - Constantijn Huygensprijs for his entire body of work
- 2005 - Dirk Martensprijs for Een geschreven leven
Reference
- Profile at the Digital library for Dutch literatureDigital library for Dutch literatureThe Digital Library for Dutch Literature is a website about Dutch language and Dutch literature. The website contains thousands of literary texts, secondary literature and additional information, like biographies, portrayals etcetera, and hyperlinks...