All the Birds
Koos van Zomeren is one of Holland’s best-loved columnists and nature writers. One of his favourite topics is our feathered friends. Everything he has ever written about birds has now been collected in All the Birds, his magnum opus, an award-winning special edition, beautifully illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings by Erik van Ommen.
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Alle vogels
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Koos van Zomeren
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‘Whether he turns his attention to cows, his dog Rekel, trees, or — the leitmotiv in his nature writing — birds, there is always that impressive style, the incessant searching for words for the indescribable. Van Zomeren finds them — the hallmark of great literature from the pen of a gifted writer.’
jury report Jan Wolkers Oeuvre Prize
Koos van Zomeren
A shy, modest man, eager to share his passion for nature, Koos van Zomeren (b. 1946) has finally received the recognition he deserves in the form of the first Jan Wolkers oeuvre prize for the best Dutch nature writing.