Maxim Februari
| Maxim Februari | |
|---|---|
 Februari in 2014 | |
| Born |
Marjolijn Drenth[1] February 23, 1963 Coevorden, Netherlands |
| Pen name | M. Februari, Marjolijn Februari and M. Drenth von Februar |
| Occupation | Philosopher, writer |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | Tilburg University (PhD) |
| Website | |
| Personal website | |
Maxim Februari, pseudonym of Maximiliaan (Max) Drenth (born 23 February 1963), is a Dutch writer, philosopher and columnist.
Life and work
Februari studied law, philosophy and history of art at Utrecht University.[2] His first novel (De zonen van het uitzicht), for which he received the Multatuli Prize, was published in 1989. Februari's next novel The Book Club (Dutch: De literaire kring) was published in 2007. He wrote columns for two leading Dutch newspapers, de Volkskrant and NRC Handelsblad.[3][4] Februari published a highly original dissertation at Tilburg University in 2000. This book (Een pruik van paardenhaar & Over het lezen van een boek, Amartya Sen en de Onmogelijkheid van de Paretiaanse liberaal) was a combination of a scientific book and a novel, both on economics and on ethics –and published under two names: M. Februari & Marjolijn Drenth.[5] In 2008 Februari received the Frans Kellendonk Prize, a Dutch literary award.[6]
Gender transitioning
Newspaper NRC-Handelsblad announced in September 2012 that their columnist Marjolijn Februari would from then on publish under the name Maxim Februari, because of his gender transitioning. Februari published The Making of a Man. Notes on Transsexuality (Dutch: De maakbare man. Notities over transseksualiteit) in 2013.[7]
Publications in English
- Maxim Februari: The Making of a Man. Notes on Transsexuality. (Transl. by Andy Brown). London, Reaktion Books, 2015. ISBN 978-1-78023-473-1
- Marjolijn Februari: The Book Club. (Transl. by Paul Vincent). London, Quercus, 2011. ISBN 978-0-85738-132-3
- Globalisation and Human Dignity. Sources and Challenges in Catholic Social Thought. An essay by Marjolijn Drenth von Februar, with contrib. by Wim van de Donk [and others]. Budel, Damon, 2004. ISBN 90-5573-577-9
References
- ↑ G.J. van Bork, Februari, M., Schrijvers en dichters (in Dutch), 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ↑ Het Literatuurhuis, 2014
- ↑ Profile of M. Februari at Dutch public TV (NPODoc, 2011)
- ↑ Danielle Pinedo: 'Maxim Februari over zijn coming out: al heel jong wist ik dat ik een jongen was'. In: NRC-Handelsblad, 17 Sept. 2012
- ↑ Radboud Reflects (Radboud University, 2008)
- ↑ Marjolijn Februari: Frans Kellendonkprijs 2008. Website MNL, 2009
- ↑ Danielle Pinedo: 'Maxim Februari over zijn coming out: al heel jong wist ik dat ik een jongen was'. In: NRC-Handelsblad, 17 Sept. 2012