Gaston Dorren
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Gaston Dorren | |
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| Born | Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Linguist, novelist, journalist |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Notable works |
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| languagewriter | |
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Gaston Dorren is a Dutch linguist, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands and currently resides in Amersfoort, Netherlands with his wife Marleen.[1] Dorren is a polyglot who is able to speak six different languages and read nine more.[2] Dorren has achieved a modicum of international success, with Lingo being translated and sold in 11 different countries and Babel being translated and sold in 12 different countries.[3] He has also developed an app called The Language Lovers Guide to Europe.[4]
Dorren wrote his most recent work, Babel, entirely in both English and Dutch himself.[5] The book was awarded the ANV language book prize by the language magazine Onze Taal in 2019.[6] His works have received positive reviews from publications such as Kirkus Reviews[7][8], The Guardian[9][10], The Wall Street Journal[11], and BBC[12]
Bibliography[edit]
This bibliography only covers the books that have been written by Dorren, not the abundance of articles for various blogs and websites.
| Original publication | English publication | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Year | Title | Year |
| Nieuwe tongen | 1999 | New Tongues | 1999 |
| Taaltoerisme | 2012 | Lingo | 2016 |
| Vakantie in eigen taal | 2016 | A Linguistic Staycation | 2016 |
| Babel | 2019 | Babel | 2019 |
References[edit]
- ↑ www
.goodreads .com /author /show /609014 .Gaston _Dorren - ↑ www
.lareviewofbooks .org /article /what-do-they-know-of-english-who-only-english-know-on-gaston-dorrens-lingo-around-europe-in-sixty-languages-and-babel-around-the-world-in-twenty-languages / - ↑ culture
.pl /en /author /gaston-dorren - ↑ groveatlantic
.com /book /babel / - ↑ languagewriter
.com /about / - ↑ onzetaal
.nl /nieuws-en-dossiers /weblog /babel-van-gaston-dorren-krijgt-onze-taal-anv-taalboekenprijs - ↑ www
.kirkusreviews .com /book-reviews /gaston-dorren /lingo-around-europe / - ↑ www
.kirkusreviews .com /book-reviews /gaston-dorren /babel-dorren / - ↑ www
.theguardian .com /books /2014 /nov /28 /lingo-a-language-spotters-guide-to-europe-by-gaston-dorren-review-learned-and-pleasantly-ironic - ↑ www
.theguardian .com /books /2019 /aug /02 /babel-around-world-20-languages-gaston-dorren-review - ↑ www
.wsj .com /articles /the-power-of-babel-1449263945 - ↑ www
.bbc .com /culture /article /20151127-ten-books-to-read-in-december
External links[edit]
Please review again. Added references to several reviews of his various books from respected publications.[edit]
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