Arnon Grunberg is a Dutch writer, born on 22 February 1971 in Amsterdam. He made his debut in 1994 with the novel Blue Mondays and has since become one of the most widely discussed authors of his generation. His work - dark, ironic and analytically sharp - has been published in dozens of countries and earned him, among other honours, the AKO Literatuurprijs, the Constantijn Huygens Prize (2009), and both the P.C. Hooft Prize and the Johannes Vermeer Prize in 2022. Besides novels, he writes essays, reportage and columns, and hosts the television programme Het Filosofisch Kwintet for broadcaster HUMAN.
Grunberg signed a contract with the municipality of Nijmegen in July 2026 for a new novel with the city as the setting; the book is expected to be published in autumn 2028.
From 1 June 2025, Grunberg is Writer in Residence at the Free University Amsterdam for a period of one year.
Grunberg received the Jonathan Swift Prize in Zurich in November 2025, the international literature prize for satire and humor, worth 20,000 Swiss francs.
On 26 May 2025, his essay May we still live a little? was published, a philosophical reflection on the Sermon on the Mount by Jesus and the roots of universalism.
The Philosophical Quintet went on a theater tour in June 2025 and performed on 20 and 21 June at the Forum in Groningen, with Grunberg as presenter exploring the question of how to live together with monsters.
Arnon Grunberg discusses his novel 'Himmler in New York' with Onno Blom, followed by a book signing.
Meet & Greet with writer Arnon Grunberg, centred on his latest novel 'Himmler in New York'. An evening of sharp, unconventional conversation.