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Astrid Roemer

Surinamese author

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born
1947
died
2026
age at death
78
known for
poet, playwright, writer

1947 – 2026

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Astrid Heligonda Roemer was a Surinamese-Dutch writer and teacher. The Dutch-language author published novels, novellas, drama, poetry and radio plays. In 2016 she won the P. C. Hooft Award, the most important literary prize in the Netherlands and Belgium. Roemer was the first Surinamese author to win this award. She was also the first Surinamese author to win the Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren, which she was awarded in 2021.

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