Toine Heijmans
Toine Heijmans (b. 1969) is a journalist for de Volkskrant. After writing the non-fiction book La Vie Vinex (2007), he made his mark with his debut novel Op Zee (At Sea, 2011). The book was lauded by reviewers and booksellers alike, and has been translated into German, French, Danish and Hungarian. The French translation was honoured with the Prix Médicis étranger in 2013.