Simone Atangana Bekono
Simone Atangana Bekono (born 1991) graduated in creative writing from ArtEZ University of the Arts in 2016, with a collection of poems and letters called hoe de eerste vonken zichtbaar waren (How the first sparks were visible). hoe de eerste vonken zichtbaar waren has since been republished by Wintertuin Uitgeverij in collaboration with Lebowski Publishers, and has been awarded the Poëziedebuutprijs Aan Zee. Simone is currently working on a novel that will be published by Lebowski Publishers.
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Tweespraak met Simone Atangana Bekono: "Ik was echt overdonderd. In Zuid-Afrika moet je wel leren omgaan met complexiteit."
2024-11-05"Ik denk dat mensen vaak niet doorhebben, hoe groot de eer is voor een auteur – en vooral een dichter – wanneer mensen zich toeleggen op het introduceren van hun werk aan een groter, ander publiek."
"I ended up writing poetry because of the Wachowskis" – an interview with Simone Atangana Bekono
2019-08-29"When I wrote hoe de eerste vonken zichtbaar waren, it was 2015, and the general public of the Netherlands was only just getting to know all these terms, like 'intersectionality' and stuff; and I was just kind of writing about what it was like growing up in a small Dutch town, and always being the only black girl in class..." The annual Open Book Festival takes place from 4 to 8 September 2019. The award-winning Dutch poet Simone Atangana Bekono will be attending the festival. She talks to Cliffordene Norton about her first visit to South Africa, her love of film and her poetry.
