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Maarten Biesheuvel

Dutch writer (1939-2020) · Netherlands · On the map · Writers · Died at 81

Maarten Biesheuvel was a Dutch writer of short stories and novellas. He made his literary debut in 1972 with the short story collection In de bovenkooi. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize in 1984 for Reis door mijn kamer. In 2007 he received the P. C. Hooft Award.

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2020Died30 July 20202008Knight of the Order of Orange-NassauAward2007P.C. Hooft AwardAward1985Ferdinand Bordewijk PrizeAward1939Born23 May 1939

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Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau2008
P.C. Hooft Award2007
Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize1985

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Netherlands
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1939 to 2020 · aged 81