Maarten 't Hart
Dutch writer (1944) · Netherlands · On the map · Writers
Maarten 't Hart is a Dutch writer. Trained as a biologist in zoology and ethology at the Leiden University, he taught that subject before becoming a full-time writer in the 1980s, having made his debut as a novelist in 1971 under the name Martin Hart with Stenen voor een ransuil.
Maarten 't Hart is read about 103 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2025P.C. Hooft AwardAward2017J.M.A. BiesheuvelprijsAward2003Euregio Young People Literature AwardAward1994Best Crime Novel in Swedish TranslationAwardGouden StropAward1978Jan Greshoff PrizeAward1975Multatuli AwardAward1944Born25 November 1944
People around Maarten
Close ties
Theo van Gogh Directed De eenzame oorlog van Koos Tak
Jeroen Krabbé Maarten wrote Een vlucht regenwulpen (1981)
Willeke van Ammelrooy Maarten wrote Een vlucht regenwulpen (1981)
Frank Lammers Maarten wrote Het Woeden der Gehele Wereld (2006)
Simone Kleinsma Maarten wrote Een vlucht regenwulpen (1981)
Ate de Jong Directed A Flight of Rainbirds (1981)
Rob Houwer Produced The Rage of the Whole World (2006)
Guido Pieters Directed The Rage of the Whole World (2006)
Matthijs van Heijningen Produced A Flight of Rainbirds (1981)
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About this person
Country
Netherlands
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1944 · age 81