Bregje Hofstede


Bregje Hofstede is a Dutch journalist, columnist and writer.
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Career

Hofstede studied art history and French in Utrecht, Paris and Berlin. She writes for various newspapers and literary magazines, including a column on "New Feminism" for De Correspondent. Bregje Hofstede is co-founder of the feminist action group De Bovengrondse.
Her debut novel De hemel boven Parijs, published in 2014, was nominated for several literary prizes and translated into Danish and German.
Her second book, the essay collection De herontdekking van het lichaam, was published in 2016.
Her second novel, Drift, was published in 2018 and was shortlisted for the prestigious Libris Literatuur Prijs.
In Slaap vatten, her third non-fiction book, the author deals with the phenomenon of sleep. Her latest novel has the title Oersoep and was published in 2023.

Works

De hemel boven Parijs. Cossee 2014, ISBN 978-90-5936-741-8
  • * The sky over Paris. C.H. Beck 2015, ISBN 978-3-406-68343-5, translated by Heike BarygaDe herontdekking van het lichaam: over de burn-out. Cossee 2016, ISBN 978-90-5936-694-7
  • * The rediscovery of the body Verlag Freies Geistesleben 2020, ISBN 978-3-7725-3018-0, translated by Christiane Burkhardt and Janine MalzDrift. Das Mag 2018, ISBN 978-94-92478-71-9
  • * Desire. Verlag Freies Geistesleben 2020, ISBN 978-3-7725-3019-7, translated by Christiane BurkhardtBergje: een wandeling. Series "Terloops", Van Oorschot 2020, ISBN 978-90-282-1033-2
  • * Bergje. Strangers Press 2020, ISBN 978-1-911343-29-5, translated by Alice Tetley-PaulSlaap vatten. Hoe een slapeloze de nacht terugwon. Das Mag 2021, ISBN 978-94-93168-07-7 Oersoep. Das Mag, 13 oktober 2023, ISBN 978-94-93399-04-4