Antoine de Kom

Antoine Adrianus Raymondus de Kom (The Hague, 13 Augustus 1956) is a Dutch psychiatrist, writer and poet of Surinamese descent.

Antoine de Kom
Antoine de Kom (2006)
Born
Antoine Adrianus Raymondus de Kom

(1956-08-13) 13 August 1956
The Hague, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Other namesRaymond Sarucco[1]
OccupationPsychiatrist, author, poet
Notable work
Ritmisch zonder string (2013),
Het misdadige brein (2012)

Biography

His grandfather was Anton de Kom, the famous Surinamese resistance fighter and anti-colonialist.[1] In 1966 the family moved to Paramaribo, Suriname where he spend his formative years.[1] In 1971, de Kom studied medicine at the University of Amsterdam after which he specialised in psychiatry. He started his career as a forensic psychiatrist at the Pieter Baan Centre.[2]

Antoine de Kom in 2012 at the first Cola Debrot Lecture. Photo: Bert Nienhuis

In 1981, he made his debut under the pseudonym Raymond Sarucco with Palmen in the magazine De Gids.[1][3] The poems expressed de Kom's connection to the Caribbean and his fascination for their past and present.[1] His first collection Tropen (1991) was nominated for the C. Buddingh'-prijs.[4]

As a forensic psychiatrist, de Kom published Het misdadige brein: over het kwaad in onszelf (2012) in which he described fictitious conversations with historic criminals and despots.[2]

In 2013, Antoine de Kom gave the third Cola Debrot Lecture about slavery.[5] In 2014, Antoine de Kom was awarded VSB Poetry Prize for Ritmisch zonder string (2013).[6] When asked whether de Kom considered his writings Surinamese literature, de Kom replied that he could not answer that; he is just as much an outcast as his grandfather.[7]

gollark: Plus lack of competition means Provlwns.
gollark: Yes, but not that many that nobody else has.
gollark: So nine people do this and nobody else can? This is just potatOS.
gollark: (I know I just disagree with it)
gollark: What we can't use is a significant square of the world, the tomes already found, and the turtle swarm used, though most people already have their own swarms.

References
  1. "Schrijvers en dichters (dbnl biografieënproject I)". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 2003. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. "Antoine de Kom". Studium Generale University of Utrecht (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. "De Gids. Jaargang 152 - Raymond Sarucco - Palmen". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. "antoine de kom". Poetry International (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. "Cola Debrotlezing 2013: In de straten van de hemel (1)". Werkgroep Caraïbische Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. "VSB Poëzieprijs gaat naar Antoine de Kom". nu.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  7. "Interview Antoine de Kom: 'Ik ben een outcast net zoals mijn grootvader dat was.'". Werkgroep Caraïbische Letteren (in Dutch). 16 February 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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