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Johannes Jacobus Willebrordus "Joost" Zwagerman (18 November 1963 – 8 September 2015) was a Dutch writer, poet and essayist. Among his teachers was the novelist Oek de Jong. Early life and education Johannes Jacobus Willebrordus Zwagerman was born on 18 November 1963 in Alkmaar, Netherlands. At the age of nine, Zwagerman compiled a magazine, De Zwagergids, of texts and images from TV magazines. Zwagerman received his high-school education at the Rijksscholengemeenschap Noord-Kennemerland in Alkmaar, where he graduated from havo and moved on to study at the Pedagogische Academie. Afterwards he went on to study Dutch language (Nederlandse taal- en letterkunde, unfinished) He was a student at a course of creative writing by Oek de Jong. Work Zwagerman made his debut with the novel De houdgreep in 1986. His second novel, Gimmick! (1989), was adapted as a play, and reached a much wider audience. He wrote his third book, Vals licht, in 1991 and it was short listed for the AKO Literatuurprijs. Vals Licht was the basis for a movie by Theo van Gogh (1993). More novels followed, including Chaos en Rumoer, Zes Sterren and De buitenvrouw. Zwagerman's work has been translated into twelve languages, including German, French and Japanese. Besides books, Zwagerman also published poetry and essays. His first collection of poems was published in 1987 Langs de doofpot. The Awater poetry prize was awarded for his most recent collection Roeshoofd hemelt, which was reprinted four times. Among his essay works are the Pornotheek Arcadië (2001) and Het vijfde seizoen (2003). Zwagerman was also active as a columnist for the Dutch newspapers, previously for the de Volkskrant (1998–2002) and since 2001 for NRC Handelsblad. Additionally he was the host of a Dutch television programme (Zomergasten) and appeared in theater with the Dutch writer Ronald Giphart. Besides his work as a writer and columnist, he also frequently appeared on Dutch national television, in the program De Wereld Draait Door, broadcast by VARA, where he often held mini-lectures on art-related topics. As an amateur art lover himself, Zwagerman enjoyed transmitting his love for art to a wider audience. As a writer Zwagerman was connected to two universities; in 1998 Rijksuniversiteit Groningen and 2003 Universiteit Leiden. He also lectured at the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen during the Frans Kellendonk Lecture in 2006. In January 2008, Zwagerman was awarded the Gouden Ganzenveer, for his extraordinary contribution to the Dutch written culture. Until his divorce, Joost Zwagerman lived with his wife and three children in Amsterdam. In December 2012 he settled in Haarlem. Death On 8 September 2015, de Volkskrant confirmed that Zwagerman had died by suicide. He was found dead at his home in Haarlem. Bibliography 1986 – De houdgreep, roman 1987 – Kroondomein, verhalen 1987 – Langs de doofpot, gedichten 1988 – De ziekte van jij, gedichten 1989 – Gimmick!, roman 1991 – Vals licht, roman 1993 – Collega's van God, essays 1993 – De kus van Michael Jackson, columns 1993 – De mooiste vrouw ter wereld, gedichten 1994 – De buitenvrouw, roman 1996 – Tomaatsj, novelle 1996 – In het wild. Essays en kritieken 1997 – Chaos en rumoer, roman 1998 – Het jongensmeisje, verhalen 2000 – Pornotheek Arcadië, essays 2001 – Bekentenissen van de pseudomaan, gedichten 2001 – Landschap met klein vuil, columns 2002 – Zes sterren, roman 2003 – Het wilde westen, columns 2003 – Het vijfde seizoen, essays 2004 – Tussen droom en daad in Dubbelstad: Alkmaar in feit en fictie 2005 – Roeshoofd hemelt, gedichten 2005 – Door eigen hand. Zelfmoord en de nabestaanden, essays en interviews 2005 – De Nederlandse en Vlaamse literatuur vanaf 1880 in 250 verhalen, bloemlezing 2005 – Tot hier en zelfs verder, de vroege gedichten 2006 – Perfect Day en andere popverhalen 2006 – Transito, essays 2006 – De Nederlandse en Vlaamse literatuur vanaf 1880 in 60 lange verhalen, bloemlezing 2007 – De schaamte voor links, pamphlet 2007 – Hollands welvaren, non fictie ISBN 978-90-295-6586-8 2007 – De ontdekking van de literatuur. The Paris Review Interviews, bloemlezing 2008 – De Nederlandse en Vlaamse literatuur vanaf 1880 in 200 essays, bloemlezing 2009 – Hitler in de polder & Vrij van God, pamphlet 2010 – Duel (novel), Boekenweekgeschenk 2010 2016 – The Penguin Book of Dutch Short Stories, anthology 2016 – Americana : een keuze uit zijn omzwervingen in de Amerikaanse cultuur, essays over Amerikaanse cultuur, schrijvers en kunstenaars.ISBN 978-90-295-0688-5 References External links Media related to Joost Zwagerman at Wikimedia Commons (in Dutch) Profile at the Digital library for Dutch literature (in Dutch) Website van Joost Zwagerman Joost Zwagerman at IMDb. Discover the Joost Zwagerman popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Joost Zwagerman books.