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Willem Frederik Hermans

Dutch writer (1921-1995) · Netherlands · Writers · Died at 73

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Willem Frederik Hermans was a Dutch author of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, as well as book-length studies, essays, and literary criticism. His most famous works are The House of Refuge, The Darkroom of Damocles, and Beyond Sleep.

A life in dates

1995Died27 April 19951990Honorary doctor of the University of LiègeAwardHonorary Doctor of the University of PretoriaAward1977Dutch Literature PrizeAward1971P.C. Hooft AwardAward1966Ferdinand Bordewijk PrizeAward1957Prijs van de Stichting KunstenaarsverzetAward1949Busken Huet awardAwardEssayprijs van de gemeente AmsterdamAward1921Born1 September 1921

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From 1929 until 1 October 1945 Willem Frederik Hermans lived on the top floor and two rooms on the ceiling with his sister Cornelia (1918-1940) and parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hermans lived there until they both died in the 1960s.From 1929 until 1 October 1945 Willem Frederik Hermans lived on the top floor and two rooms on the ceiling with his sister Cornelia (1918-1940) and parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hermans lived there until they both died in the 1960s.Bronze portrait W.F. Hermans. Sculptor: Sylvia Quiël [nl]. Location: Public Library Amsterdam.Bronze portrait W.F. Hermans. Sculptor: Sylvia Quiël [nl]. Location: Public Library Amsterdam.

Awards

Honorary Doctor of the University of Pretoria1990
Honorary doctor of the University of Liège1990
Dutch Literature Prize1977
P.C. Hooft Award1971
Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize1966
Prijs van de Stichting Kunstenaarsverzet1957
Busken Huet award1949
Essayprijs van de gemeente Amsterdam1949

About this person

Country
Netherlands
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 1995 · aged 73

In common with Willem

Mimi KokAlso in Paranoia (1967)Adriaan DitvoorstAlso in De blinde fotograaf (1973)Gerard ReveBoth received Dutch Literature PrizeHella HaasseBoth received Dutch Literature PrizeSimon VestdijkBoth received Essayprijs van de gemeente AmsterdamHarry MulischBoth received Dutch Literature Prize

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