Gaston Dorren
Gaston Dorren | |
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| Born | May 31, 1965 Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Language expert, writer, journalist |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
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Gaston Dorren is a Dutch language expert, journalist, and writer. He was born in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands and currently resides in Amersfoort, Netherlands with his wife Marleen Bekker.[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 published in 12 different languages [3] and Babel in 15.[4] He also developed an app called The Language Lovers Guide to Europe,[5] but it is no longer available.
Dorren wrote his most recent work, Babel, entirely in both English and Dutch himself.[6] The book was awarded the Dutch Language Book Prize 2019 by the language magazine Onze Taal and the Belgian-Dutch cultural association ANV.[7] His works have received positive reviews from publications such as Kirkus Reviews,[8][9] The Guardian,[10][11] The Wall Street Journal,[12] and BBC[13]
Bibliography
This bibliography only covers the books that have been written by Dorren, not the abundance of articles for various blogs, websites[14] and magazines throughout Europe.
| Dutch publication | English publication | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Year | Title | Year |
| The Game of the Rose | 1995 | ||
| Nieuwe tongen | 1999 | ||
| Taaltoerisme | 2012 | Lingo[15] | 2014 |
| Vakantie in eigen taal | 2016 | ||
| Lingua | 2017 | ||
| Babel | 2019 | Babel | 2018 |
| De Dutchionary | 2020 | ||
| Zeven talen in zeven dagen | 2022 | ||
References
- ^ "Gaston Dorren".
- ^ "What do They Know of English, Who Only English Know? On Gaston Dorren's "Lingo: Around Europe in Sixty Languages" and "Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages"". June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Editions". October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Editions". December 22, 2018.
- ^ "Babel".
- ^ "Who I am". January 20, 2013.
- ^ "| Genootschap Onze Taal".
- ^ "LINGO | Kirkus Reviews".
- ^ "BABEL | Kirkus Reviews".
- ^ Poole, Steven (November 28, 2014). "Lingo: A Language-Spotter's Guide to Europe by Gaston Dorren review – learned and pleasantly ironic". The Guardian.
- ^ Smith, P. D. (August 2, 2019). "Babel by Gaston Dorren review – around the world in 20 languages". The Guardian.
- ^ Hitchings, By Henry (December 4, 2015). "The Power of Babel". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Ten books to read in December". BBC. November 27, 2015.
- ^ "Why is linguistics such a magnet for dilettantes and crackpots?". aeon.co.
- ^ Briefly reviewed in the February 22, 2016 issue of The New Yorker, p.77.