Albert Alberts
Albert Alberts (1911-1995) made his debut in 1952 with the short-story collection De eilanden (The Islands). Other well- known titles include De vergaderzaal (The Conference Room, 1974) and De honden jagen niet meer (The Dogs No Longer Hunt, 1979). In 1996 he was awarded the P.C. Hooft Prize, the most prestigious Dutch prize for an author’s body of work.