Connie Palmen

Aldegonda Petronella Huberta Maria "Connie" Palmen (born 25 November 1955) is a Dutch author.

Connie Palmen
BornAldegonda Petronella Huberta Maria Palmen
(1955-11-25) 25 November 1955
Sint Odiliënberg, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Period1990-present
SpouseHans van Mierlo
(2009-2010) (w.)

Palmen debuted with the novel De wetten (1990), published in the United States as The Laws (1993),[1] translated by Richard Huijing. The Laws was shortlisted for the 1996 International Dublin Literary Award.

Her second novel was De vriendschap (1995), published in the United States as The Friendship (2000), translated by Ina Rilke. It is the story of the lifelong friendship of two girls with completely different characters.

Palmen had a relationship with Ischa Meijer in the years preceding his death in 1995. From 1999 on she lived with D66 politician Hans van Mierlo, and the couple married on 11 November 2009 until his death on 11 March 2010.[2]

Awards and honors

Published works
  • 1991 De Wetten (1993 The Laws)
  • 1995 De Vriendschap (2000 The Friendship)
  • 1998 I.M.
  • 1999 De Erfenis ("Boekenweekgeschenk")
  • 2002 Geheel de uwe
  • 2007 Lucifer
  • 2015 Jij zegt het
gollark: *Where* does it have 40000 people from?
gollark: I suppose they are relatively speaking.
gollark: Microscale apiospace portals, *technically*. It's definitely safe, I checked.
gollark: "Goodbye".
gollark: GTech™® 14H™ So Cool We Had To Increment G©©© just directly opens wormholes from your device to the base station, then sends QAM-1048576-modulated spatially and frequency-multiplexed X-rays down it.

References
  1. "New at the Library". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. 30 December 1993. pp. 2C. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  2. Connie Palmen en Hans van Mierlo getrouwd. Het Parool (11 november 2009).


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