Rob van Essen
Rob van Essen (b. 1963) is the author of fifteen books. Ever since he made his debut, he has been praised for his imagination and individuality.
Fictie
![](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.letterenfonds.prod.verveagency.com%2Fassets%2Fauthors%2Ffoto-essen_-rob-van_c_stefaan-temmerman-min-(1).jpg&w=3840&q=75)
His breakthrough was the autobiographical sci-fi novel De goede zoon (The Good Son, 2018), which earned the prestigious Libris Literature Award and became a bestseller. In 2015, his short-story collection Hier wonen ook mensen (People Live Here Too), received the J.M.A. Biesheuvel Prize.