In 2002 Bakker was hiking through mountains whilst on holiday in Corsica when he first thought up the book that would become '' The Twin '' . He thought about a son who might " do something terrible to his father " but was left " frustrated " when the idea failed to progress any further until one day he began to write at random . '' Boven is het stil '' was published in 2006 and its English translation , titled '' The Twin '' , followed in 2008 . The novel 's Dutch title could be translated as " Upstairs , everything is quiet . " Amsterdam , The Hague , Utrecht and Eindhoven libraries all nominated '' The Twin '' for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award . Bakker received it in Dublin on 17 June 2010 . He was the first Dutch writer to win the prize , the world 's most lucrative individual literary award , with a € 100,000 prize . '' The Twin '' defeated 155 titles from more than 40 countries . The judges said his writing was " wonderful : restrained and clear " and that Bakker " excels at dialogue " . '' The Twin '' has also received praise from J. M. Coetzee . Bakker spoke of the need " to lie down for a while " when he was announced as the winner and said " It 's wonderful " . Opting not to give a speech he instead played a tape recording of " Waar is de zon ? " , the Dutch entry in Eurovision Song Contest 1994 ( which also occurred in Dublin )
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Gerbrand Bakker (novelist)