Actor · Novel · Writer · Book
Born Jul 26, 1956 · Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Active 1990–present · Awards: Halewijn Prize, Libris Literature Prize, De Inktaap, Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek, Annie M.G. Schmidt Prize, Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Alfred Müller-Felsenburg Award, C.C.S. Crone-prijs
Arthur Valentijn Japin is a Dutch novelist. He has won almost every prestigious prize in Dutch literature, including the Libris Prize for his 2005 novel Een Schitterend Gebrek.