Maarten 't Hart

Maarten 't Hart ( born November 25, 1944 in Maassluis ) is a Dutch writer.

Life

Maarten 't Hart was the eldest son of a gravedigger, Paul ' t Hart, and Magdalena van born the casting. He grew up in an era marked by strict Calvinism environment and cherished as a child an interest in books. He studied from 1962 to 1968 at the University of Leiden biology with an emphasis on behavioral science and worked from 1970 to 1987 at the same university as a lecturer in behavioral biology. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the behavior of rats.

In 1971 he made ​​his debut as a writer - first under the name of Martin Hart - with the novel Stenen voor een ransuil. In 1975 he received the Multatuli Prize for Literature for his first collection of short stories, and achieved in 1978 with the book on his childhood memories Een vlucht regenwulpen (Eng. " A swarm Whimbrels " ), which was filmed in 1981, his first major success.

The author is in the tradition of realist literature of the 19th century. Are less interested in the fine detail of the modern novel as accurate and atmospherically dense description of his familiar landscape and the people of his homeland. Much of his work contains autobiographical elements, his books are mostly written from the first-person perspective. Popular and often recurring themes are Calvinism (though 't Hart is convinced atheist ), classical music (especially Johann Sebastian Bach), the unhappy love and nature.

Maarten 't Hart is one of the most popular authors in the Netherlands. His books have been translated into many languages ​​, including into English, German and Swedish. He is married to Anneke van den Muyzenberg since 1967 and is a writer and columnist at the " Teylingerhof " in South Holland Warmond in suffering.

Awards

Works

Novels

  • God rides a bicycle or the whimsical world of my father
  • The black birds
  • The Jacob's Ladder. Dt. Gregor Seferens. Piper, Munich / Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-492-27094-8.
  • Under the dike. Dt. Gregor Seferens. Piper, Munich / Zurich 2013, ISBN 978-3-492-05573-4.
  • Bottom bushel. Dt. Gregor Seferens. Piper, Munich 2011, ISBN 3-492-05409-9.
  • The raging around the world. Ark, Zurich 1997.
  • The Netzflickerin
  • The Sundial or the secret life of my friend Roos. Dt. by Marianne Holberg. Ark, Zurich / Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-7160-2311-6.
  • In vain foolish anger. Dt. Gregor Seferens. Piper, Munich / Zurich 2004, ISBN 3-492-04636-3.
  • The Psalm dispute. Dt. Gregor Seferens. Piper, Munich / Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-492-04953-5.
  • The Aviator. Dt. Gregor Seferens. Piper, Munich / Zurich 2008, ISBN 978-3-492-27155-4; as Piper Paperback: 2010, ISBN 978-3-492-25879-1.
  • The snowflakes tree. Dt. Gregor Seferens. Piper, Munich / Zurich 2010, ISBN 978-3-492-04634-3.

Stories

Autobiography

Essays

  • Bach and I
  • Mozart and I

Scientific studies

Movies

  • Nosferatu. Phantom of the night. Director: Werner Herzog in collaboration with Maarten 't Hart. Federal Republic of Germany, 1979.
  • Oog in oog ( eye to eye ). Television production. The Netherlands, 1993.

Media

  • The raging around the world. Ark, Zurich / Hamburg 1997 / CD. The Hörverlag, Munich 2005.
  • The Netzflickerin. Ark, Zurich / Hamburg 1998.
  • God rides a bicycle or the whimsical world of my father. Audio tapes. Parlando, Berlin, 2001.
  • The black birds. CD. The Hörverlag, Munich 2002.
  • In vain foolish anger. CD. The Hörverlag, Munich, 2004.
  • The Jacob's Ladder. CD. Audio book, Freiburg, 2005.
  • Mozart and me. CD. Audio book, Freiburg, 2006.
  • The Psalm dispute. CD. The Hörverlag, Munich 2007.
  • The Aviator. CD. Audio book, Freiburg, 2008.
  • Concerto Russe. CD. Arche Verlag, Zurich / Hamburg 2002.
  • The snowflakes tree. Read by Max Volkert Martens. Audio book, Hamburg 2010.
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