Tommy Wieringa

Tommy Wieringa (born 20 May 1967) is a Dutch writer. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize in 2006 for his novel ''Joe Speedboot'' (2005), and the Libris Prize in 2013 for the novel (2012). In 2018 he won the Bookspot Literatuurprijs for his novel ''De heilige Rita'' (The Blessed Rita). His novel ''The Death of Murat Idrissi'', translated by Sam Garrett from Dutch, was nominated for the International Booker Prize in 2019. Provided by Wikipedia