Lucas Rijneveld
Lucas Rijneveld | |
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Rijneveld in 2022 | |
| Born | 20 April 1991 Nieuwendijk, the Netherlands |
| Occupation | Writer, poet |
| Genre | Novels, verse |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Notable works | The Discomfort of Evening |
| Notable awards | International Booker Prize 2020 |
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Lucas Rijneveld (formerly Marieke Lucas Rijneveld; born 20 April 1991 in Nieuwendijk, the Netherlands) is a Dutch writer. Rijneveld won the 2020 International Booker Prize together with their translator Michele Hutchison for the debut novel The Discomfort of Evening. Rijneveld is the first Dutch author to win the prize, the first non-binary person to do so and only the third Dutch author to be nominated.