Rob van Essen
Rob van Essen (b. 1963) is the author of fifteen books. Ever since he made his debut, he has been praised for his imagination and individuality.
Fiction
His breakthrough was the autobiographical sci-fi novel De goede zoon (The Good Son, 2018), which earned the prestigious Libris Literature Award and became a bestseller. In 2015, his short-story collection Hier wonen ook mensen (People Live Here Too), received the J.M.A. Biesheuvel Prize.