Bas Heijne

Bas Heijne

Bas Heijne in 2011
Born Bastiaan Johan Heijne
(1960-01-09) 9 January 1960
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Occupation Writer, translator
Language Dutch
Notable awards Henriette Roland Holst Prize (2005)
Years active 1983–present

Bastiaan Johan "Bas" Heijne (Dutch pronunciation: [bɑs ˈɦɛinə]; born 9 January 1960) is a Dutch writer and translator. He was born in Nijmegen and studied English language and literature in Amsterdam. Heijne published in De Tijd, NRC Handelsblad, HP, De Groene Amsterdammer, and Vrij Nederland. Since 1991, he works for NRC Handelsblad. He translated works by E.M. Forster and Evelyn Waugh. Heijne won the Henriette Roland Holst Prize for the book Hollandse toestanden (2005) with a collection of his columns from NRC Handelsblad.[1]

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  1. (Dutch) G.J. van Bork, "Heijne, Bas", Schrijvers en dichters, 2006. Retrieved on 21 July 2014.
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