Marieke Lucas Rijneveld Books in Order

Marieke Lucas Rijneveld emerges as one of the most exciting new voices in Dutch literature, born and raised in a Reformed farming family in North Brabant before relocating to Utrecht. Their groundbreaking poetry collection, Calfskin, earned the C. Buddingh’ Prize for best poetry debut in 2015, with de Volkskrant hailing them as literary talent of the year. Rijneveld's subsequent novel, The Discomfort of Evening, published by Atlas Contact in 2018, catapulted them to national fame, claiming the prestigious ANV Debut Prize and reaching bestseller status. In addition to their literary pursuits, Rijneveld continues to work on a dairy farm, a testament to their deep connection with the land and their roots.