Willem Brakman

Willem Brakman
Willem Brakman (1979)
Born	Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman (1922-06-13)13 June 1922 The Hague, Netherlands
Died	8 May 2008(2008-05-08) (aged 85) Boekelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
Language	Dutch
Nationality	Dutch
Notable awards	P. C. Hooft Award (1980)

Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman (13 June 1922 – 8 May 2008) 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.[1][2] He was born on 13 June 1922 in The Hague, Netherlands, and died on 8 May 2008 in the same country.

Selected works

• 1961 – Een winterreis (novel)
• 1978 – Zes subtiele verhalen
• 1998 – Ante diluvium (novel)
• 1998 – De koning is dood (novel)
• 1999 – Het onlieflijke stadje E.
• 2004 – De afwijzing (novel)
• 2006 – Naar de zee, om het strand te zien

Awards

• 1962: Lucy B. and C.W. van der Hoogt Award (for Een winterreis)[2]
• 1979: Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs (for Zes subtiele verhalen)[2]
• 1980: P. C. Hooft Award

References

1. (in Dutch) "Willem Brakman overleden" – De Telegraaf (do 08 mei 2008) (Retrieved on 8 May 2008)
2. (in Dutch) "Auteur Willem Brakman overleden" – NRC Handelsblad (8 mei 2008) (Retrieved on 8 May 2008)