Authors
Connie Palmen
Connie Palmen (1955) is an author, philosopher and expert of Dutch literature and language. Her first novel De wetten (The Laws, 1991) became a bestseller and established her name as a writer. Her two subsequent novels De vriendschap (The Friendship, 1995) and I.M. (1998) followed her debut onto the bestsellers list. She went on to publish Geheel de uwe (Sincerely Yours, 2004), Lucifer (2007) and Logboek van een onbarmhartig jaar (Log Book of a Merciless Year, 2011). Palmen has also written several collections of essays, like Een kleine filosofie van de moord (A Short Philosophy of Murder, 2004) and Het geluk van de eenzaamheid (The Joy of Loneliness, 2009). She was awarded the AKO Literature Prize for De vriendschap and the Libris Literature Prize for Your Story, My Story.
Events
15 Oct
Literary Lives Retold
Connie Palmen (author of Your Story, My Story, translators Anna Asbury and Eileen J. Stevens, Amazon Crossing) which portrays Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes’ tempestuous relationship from Hughes’ perspective) in conversation with Nuala O’Connor (Nora, Harper Perennial)
5 Jul
Nuala O’Connor & Connie Palmen
Join Irish writer Nuala O'Connor and Dutch writer Connie Palmen for a discussion about their historical fiction novels based on the lives of real people. Nuala's novel Nora tells the story of Nora Barnacle whilst Connie's novel Your Story, My Story is the story of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes from his perspective. Nuala and Connie will be in conversation with Martina Devlin.
30 Jun
Redefining Sylvia Plath with Connie Palmen
Bradford Literature Festival hosts an event on Syliva Plath. A New Plath Through The Darkness: Redefining Sylvia Plath, with Heather Clark, Connie Palmen and Lennie Goodings.