Vonne van der Meer
Vonne van der Meer (born December 15, 1952 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch prose writer and playwright. Since 1978 Van der Meer has been married to Dutch writer Willem Jan Otten, together they have two sons. Biography. Van der Meer attended the Amsterdam Theater School. In 1976, "De Behandeling" (The Treatment), a monologue written for theatre, was played by Toneelgroep Centrum. In 1978 Van der Meer assisted Frans Marijnen as a stage director at the Ro-Theater. She also had her director debut at this theater. A year later she had her official director's debut  at Fact with Stella bij Goethe. She continued her director role for another 10 years with various theatre groups such as Toneelgroep Centrum, Theater Baal, De Haagse Comedie en RO-Theater. In 1996, her play "Weiger nooit een dans" at Ro-Theater"." In 1985, she published her first book: "Het limonadegevoel en andere verhalen" (The Soft Drink Feeling and other Stories) for which she received the Geertjan Lubberhuizenprijs. Her breakthrough book was considered "Einlandgasten (Island Guests)." This book consists of 6 short stories about a holiday house on the island of Vlieland. This became the first in a trilogy followed  by "Avondboot (Night Boat)" and "Laatste Seizoen (Last Season)." These books have been filmed by Karim Traïdia In 1994, Vonne van der Meer converted to Roman Catholicism. Some years later, Willem Jan Otten, her spouse, also converted. Some of her books are translated in German, Spanish and Bulgarian.