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Ferdinand Bordewijk

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Dutch writer (1884-1965)

WritersLived 1884 to 1965 · aged 80
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Ferdinand Bordewijk was a Dutch author. His style, which is terse and symbolic, is considered to belong to New Objectivity and magic realism. He was awarded the P. C. Hooft Award in 1953 and the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1957.

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Bordewijk (1954, P.C. Hooft Award)Bordewijk (1954, P.C. Hooft Award)Knorrende Beesten (1934)Knorrende Beesten (1934)Blokken (1931)Blokken (1931)Bint (1934)Bint (1934)

Awards 3

1957Constantijn Huygens Prize
1953P.C. Hooft Award
1949Prijs voor kunsten en wetenschappen

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About this person

Ferdinand Bordewijk was a Dutch author. His style, which is terse and symbolic, is considered to belong to New Objectivity and magic realism. He was awarded the P. C. Hooft Award in 1953 and the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1957. He wrote novels and short stories; of his novels, his 1938 Character is canonical in the Netherlands, and was the basis for a 1997 film of the same name.

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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1884 to 1965 · aged 80
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15 languages

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