Sander Kollaard

Sander Kollaard
Born1961 (age 64–65)
Amstelveen, Netherlands
OccupationWriter
Writing career
LanguageDutch
GenresNovel, short story
Notable workUit het leven van een hond
Notable awardsLibris Prize (2020)

Sander Kollaard (born 1961) is a Dutch writer. He is best known for his novel Uit het leven van een hond (transl. A Dog's Day), which won the Libris Prize in 2020.

Life and work

Kollaard was born in Amstelveen and studied history in Amsterdam. Since 2006 he has lived and worked in the Swedish countryside, in a former vicarage.

He made his debut in 2012 with the short story collection Onmiddellijke terugkeer van uw geliefde. His first novel, Stadium IV, was published in 2015 and was selected as Book of the Month by Dutch television programme De Wereld Draait Door.

In 2019 Kollaard published Uit het leven van een hond. The novel won the Libris Prize in 2020. In 2021 it also won the Peter van Straaten Psychologieprijs of Leiden University.

Kollaard's work has been translated into several languages. Michele Hutchison's English translation of Stadium IV, published as Stage Four, won the 2019 Vondel Prize for translation from Dutch.

Selected bibliography

Kollaard's books include:

References

  1. 1 2 "Juryrapport winnaar Libris Literatuur Prijs 2020". Libris Literatuur Prijs (in Dutch). 22 May 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sander Kollaard" (in Dutch). Uitgeverij Van Oorschot. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Drie schrijvers winnen de Peter van Straaten Psychologieprijs 2021" (in Dutch). Leiden University. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "8 vertalingen gevonden "Sander Kollaard"". Vertalingendatabase (in Dutch). Nederlands Letterenfonds. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Society of Authors' Translation Prizes". Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2026.