Raoul de Jong

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Raoul de Jong (1984) published eight books and wrote columns for multiple newspapers. His book Jaguarman, which was published in 2020, was nominated for the Libris Literature Prize, the European Union Prize for Literature, the Boekenbon Literature Prize, the Boon and the E. du Perron Prize. In 2022, he received the Anna Blaman Prize for his entire oeuvre. In 2023, Raoul de Jong wrote the Dutch National Bookweek Essay Boto Banja, which entered the bestseller lists at number 1. His work is translated in German, French and English.