Judith Herzberg

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

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

(1934-11-04) November 4, 1934
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
OccupationPoet, playwright, screenwriter

Life and work

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 died in Auschwitz.[3] In 1997 Herzberg received the P. C. Hooft Award for her entire oeuvre.[2]

Awards

Works
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
  1. "Schrijvers en dichters (dbnl biografieënproject I)". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. "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". Theather Encyclopedie (in Dutch). Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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