Willem Brakman
Willem Brakman (1979)
Willem Brakman (1979)
BornWillem Pieter Jacobus Brakman
(1922-06-13)13 June 1922
The Hague, Netherlands
Died8 May 2008(2008-05-08) (aged 85)
Boekelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
LanguageDutch
NationalityDutch
Notable awardsP. C. Hooft Award (1980)

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.[1][2] He was born on 13 June 1922 in The Hague, Netherlands, and died on 8 May 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

References

  1. (in Dutch) "Willem Brakman overleden"De Telegraaf (do 08 mei 2008) (Retrieved on 8 May 2008)
  2. 1 2 3 (in Dutch) "Auteur Willem Brakman overleden"NRC Handelsblad (8 mei 2008) (Retrieved on 8 May 2008)


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