Historical FigureFemale
Astrid Roemer
1947 – 2026
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryAstrid 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. Translations of her work were longlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2023 and the International Booker Prize in 2025.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
April 27, 1947
Paramaribo
Date of death
January 8, 2026
Paramaribo
Citizenship
Suriname
Occupations & fields
poetplaywrightwriterchildren's writerteacher
Awards & honours
P.C. Hooft AwardDutch Literature Prize
- Field and occupation
- nizozemská prozaička, básnířka a učitelka surinamského původu
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