DIRK VAN WEELDEN (b. 1957) studied philosophy and debuted in 1987 with Martin Bril in Vitamins for Work: The ABC of Bril & Van Weelden. In 1989 he made his solo debut with Presence of Mind. That was followed by books including Mobile Home, (Multatuli Prize 1992), Oasis, Orville, and From Here to Here. In 1999, he was awarded the Frans Kellendonk Prize. He subsequently wrote more novels, short stories and essays, including A Month in Manhattan, a logbook, and the novel The Final Year. Since 1999, Van Weelden has been the editor of literary magazine De Gids.
Recent title – English material
Het voorbeeld van hun liefde (The Example of Their Love), 2022