Honours and Awards
- Gouden Ezelsoor (Golden Donkey Ear) for the short story collection De adelaars – his best selling debut of 1993, received in 1994.
- E. du Perron Prize of 2000 for his novel Spijkerschrift.
- Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (Dutch: Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw) in 2000.
- Knight in the French Order of Arts and Literature (French: Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) in 2008.
- Honorary doctor at the University of Groningen in 2009.
- Invitation to write the 2011 Boekenweekgeschenk, a gift (De Kraai) to buyers of Dutch books during the Boekenweek.
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