Arnon Grunberg





Arnon Grunberg

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February 22, 1971 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Arnon Yasha Yves (Arnon) Grunberg is a Dutch writer. Some of his books were written using the heteronym Marek van der Jagt.

In 1989 Grunberg made his acting debut in Maria's Cunt (de Kut van Maria); a short film by Dutch enfant terrible filmmaker Cyrus Frisch.

Grunberg made his literary debut in 1994 with the novel Blauwe maandagen (Blue Mondays), which won the Dutch prize for the best debut novel that year. In 2000, under the heteronym Marek van der Jagt, he won the best debut prize again for his novel De geschiedenis van mijn kaalheid (The History of My Baldness).

Grunberg publishes novels about once a year but also writes columns and essays in a wide variety of Dutch and international newspapers and magazines. He does not restrict himself o...more


Average rating: 3.38 · 2899 ratings · 159 reviews · 35 distinct works
Tirza
3.63 of 5 stars 363 avg rating — 956 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions
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Blauwe Maandagen
3.18 of 5 stars 318 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 1997 — 10 editions
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De Asielzoeker
3.31 of 5 stars 331 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions
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Figuranten
3.29 of 5 stars 329 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions
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De Joodse Messias
3.45 of 5 stars 345 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions
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Huid en Haar
3.5 of 5 stars 350 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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Phantom Pain
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3.3 of 5 stars 330 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions
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Onze Oom
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De heilige Antonio
2.7 of 5 stars 270 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions
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De Mensheid Zij Geprezen: L...
3.18 of 5 stars 318 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2001
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