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Judith Herzberg

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Judith Herzberg
Judith Herzberg (1988)
Born
Judith Frieda Lina Herzberg

(1934-11-04) November 4, 1934 (age 89)
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)Poet, playwright, screenwriter

Judith Frieda Lina Herzberg (born 4 November 1934) is a Dutch poet and writer.

Life and work

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Judith Herzberg is the daughter of lawyer and writer Abel Herzberg.[1] During World War II Herzberg went into hiding on various locations. Since 1983 Herzberg lives alternately in the Netherlands and Israel.[1] She mainly writes poems and plays, and also works on films. Herzberg debuted in 1961 as a poet in the weekly Vrij Nederland. Two years later, she published her first poetry collection, Zeepost.[2] She also wrote the plays Leedvermaak, Charlotte and Rijgdraad, which were made into films by Frans Weisz. Charlotte is about the painter Charlotte Salomon who was murdered in Auschwitz.[3] In 1997 Herzberg received the P. C. Hooft Award for her entire oeuvre.[2]

Awards

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Works

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Wall poem in Leiden
  • 1963 – Zeepost (poetry)
  • 1968 – Beemdgras (poetry)
  • 1970 – Vliegen (poetry)
  • 1971 – Strijklicht (poetry)
  • 1971 – 27 liefdesliedjes (poetry)
  • 1974 – Dat het 's ochtends ochtend wordt. De deur stond open. Twee dramastukken (drama)
  • 1977 – Het maken van gedichten en het praten daarover (essay)
  • 1980 – Botshol (poetry)
  • 1981 – Charlotte. diary bij een film (diary)
  • 1982 – Leedvermaak (drama)
  • 1983 – De val van Icarus (poetry) Deels eerder verschenen in Botshol
  • 1984 – Dagrest (poetry)
  • 1984 – Twintig gedichten (poetry)
  • 1985 – En/of (drama)
  • 1986 – Merg (drama)
  • 1986 – De kleine zeemeermin (drama)
  • 1987 – Zoals (poetry)
  • 1988 – Tussen Amsterdam en Tel Aviv (articles and letters)
  • 1988 – De Caracal. Een monoloog (drama)
  • 1989 – Kras (drama)
  • 1991 – Een goed hoofd (drama)
  • 1991 – Teksten voor drama en film. 1972–1988
  • 1992 – Zoals (poetry) Bevat onder meer de 12 gedichten uit Zoals uit 1987
  • 1994 – Doen en laten. Een keuze uit de gedichten (poetry)
  • 1995 – Rijgdraad (drama)
  • 1996 – Brief aan wie niet hier is. Tussen Jeruzalem en Amsterdam (reisverslag)
  • 1996 – Wat zij wilde schilderen (poetry)
  • 1997 – De Nietsfabriek (drama)
  • 1998 – Een golem (play)
  • 1998 – Landschap (poems)
  • 1999 – Bijvangst (poems)
  • 2000 – Lieve Arthur (drama)
  • 2004 – Soms vaak (poetry)
  • 2004 – Thuisreis (drama)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Schrijvers en dichters (dbnl biografieënproject I)". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Judith Herzberg". Poetry International. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "De Nederlandse en Vlaamse auteurs". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1985. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Web.archive.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2008.
  5. ^ "Cestoda-prijs". Theater Encyclopedie (in Dutch). Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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