Sjeng Scheijen Wins Bookspot Literatuurprijs Prize
15th November, 2019
On the evening of Thursday 14th November, Sjeng Scheijen’s The Avant-Gardists was awarded the Bookspot Literatuurprijs Prize in The Hague.
It was the first time fiction and non-fiction have been awarded separately, with Sjeng one of two winners picking up the €50,000 prize.
The judges described his work as “irresistible non-fiction written with speed and undisguised passion.”
Many congratulations to Sjeng for winning the coveted award for Dutch-language books.
