Six authors have been nominated for the AKO Literatuurprijs 2012. From all the Dutch novels published over the last twelve months, the following titles have been selected: Grip (Grip) by Stephan Enter, Liefde heeft geen hersens (Love has no Brains) by Mensje van Keulen, Dinsdag (Tuesday) by Elvis Peeters, Post Mortem by Peter Terrin, Het boek Ont (Man & Post) by Anton Valens and De man zonder ziekte (The Man without Illness) by Arnon Grunberg.
Six authors have been nominated for the AKO Literatuurprijs 2012. From all the Dutch novels published over the last twelve months, the following titles have been selected: Grip (Grip) by Stephan Enter, Liefde heeft geen hersens (Love has no Brains) by Mensje van Keulen, Dinsdag (Tuesday) by Elvis Peeters, Post Mortem by Peter Terrin, Het boek Ont (Man & Post) by Anton Valens and De man zonder ziekte (The Man without Illness) by Arnon Grunberg.
Grunberg has won the prize twice before – in 2000 for Fantoompijn (Phantom Pain) and in 2004 for De asielzoeker (The Asylum Seeker). The winner will be announced on Monday, 29 October during a live television show. Last year’s winner was Marente de Moor, for her novel De Nederlandse maagd (The Dutch Maiden). All six novels, except that by Elvis Peeters, were discussed in 10 Books from Holland and Flanders.
