Willem Brakman
- May 8, 2008
- 85 years
About Willem Brakman
Willem Brakman, 85, Dutch author.
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|Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman (13 June 1922 – 8 May 2008) was a Dutch writer who made his literary debut with the novel Een winterreis in 1961. Brakman received the P. C. Hooft Award in 1980. He was born on June 13, 1922 in The Hague, Netherlands, and died on May 8, 2008 in the same country.
Selected works
- 1961 – Een winterreis (novel)
- 1978 – Zes subtiele verhalen
- 1998 – Ante diluvium (novel)
- 1998 – De koning is dood (novel)
- 1999 – Het onlieflijke stadje E.
- 2004 – De afwijzing (novel)
- 2006 – Naar de zee, om het strand te zien
Awards
- 1962: Lucy B. and C.W. van der Hoogt Award (for Een winterreis)
- 1979: Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs (for Zes subtiele verhalen)
- 1980: P. C. Hooft Award
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