In 1950, De zaak Beukenoot was selected as the gift for Boekenweek, a week dedicated to Dutch literature.
[2] Philips was born on 18 March 1886 in an affluent Jewish family who lived on Kloveniersburgwal in Amsterdam.
In 1907, she found employment at Royal Asscher Diamond Company, and in 1911 married Sam Goudeket [nl].
[1] In 1930, Philips published De biecht about a girl from a humble background who managed to work herself up only to end up in a deep psychological crisis.
[7] During World War II, the family received a letter that they had to report at Herzogenbusch concentration camp.
The Prize was awarded annually for authors who are still active past the age of 50, but no longer achieve attention.