Oscar van den Boogaard
Author Oscar van den Boogaard (1964) grew up in Surinam and Holland. He studied Law and French Litterature in Montpellier, Amsterdam and Brussels. After working for three months as a lawyer he started fulltime writing. Oscar van den Boogaard is considered as one of the most talented young writers of this moment. He was heralded as the most important Dutch-speaking voice of his generation‚ by the newspaper De Standaard. In 1990 Van den Boogaard published his first novel 'Dentz'. After the novels 'Fremdkörper' (1991) and 'Bruno's optimisme' (1993), he reached wide audiences in 1995 with the novel De heerlijkheid van Julia. Other novels followed. Liefdesdood (1999), 'Sensaties' (2000) and 'Een bed vol schuim' (2002). His work has since received numerous nominations for literary prizes and has been translated into many languages.In 2001 he wrote the theatre piece 'Lucia Smelt' (Lucia Melts) that was performed to great acclaim by Theater group Stan and Sterremix for the young Theater group skAgEn. With The night of the Bonobo's and Lavalounge he makes his debut in the large hall. He wrote the new play 'NEST' directed and performed by Steven Van Watermeulen, produced by rOtheater and Lilles 2004. Oscar van den Boogaard received from the Deutsche Akademischer Austauschdienst for the year 2003 the invitation to live and work 12 months in Berlin. His latest book is 'Het verticale strand' (2005).
