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Willem Brakman

Dutch writer and visual artist (1922-2008) · Netherlands · On the map · Writers · Died at 85

Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman 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. He was born on June 13, 1922 in The Hague, Netherlands, and died on May 8, 2008 in the same country.

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2008Died8 May 20081980P.C. Hooft AwardAward1979Ferdinand Bordewijk PrizeAward1962Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogt awardAward1922Born13 June 1922

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P.C. Hooft Award1980
Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize1979
Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogt award1962

About this person

Country
Netherlands
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2008 · aged 85