Rudy Kousbroek

Dutch writer (1929-2010) · Netherlands · On the map · Writers · Died at 80

Herman Rudolf "Rudy" Kousbroek was a Dutch poet, translator, writer and first of all essayist. He was a prominent figure in Dutch cultural life between 1950 and 2010 and one of the most outspoken atheists in the Netherlands. In 1975 he was awarded the P.C. Hooft Prize for his essays.

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2010Died4 April 20102005Jan Hanlo Essayprijs GrootAward1991Golden PaintbrushAward1975P.C. Hooft AwardAward1969Busken Huet awardAwardEssayprijs van de gemeente AmsterdamAward1929Born1 November 1929

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