Willem Brakman
Encyclopedia
Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman (13 June 1922, The Hague
– 8 May 2008, Boekelo
) was a Dutch
writer. His made his literary debut with the novel Een winterreis in 1961. Brakman received the P. C. Hooft Award
in 1980.
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
– 8 May 2008, Boekelo
Boekelo
Boekelo is a Dutch village in the municipality of Enschede in the Eastern Netherlands, the population is estimated at approximately 2500. It is located just west of Usselo. The village is known for the Military Boekelo Enschede, an international equestrian event.It is also known for the salt...
) was a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
writer. His made his literary debut with the novel Een winterreis in 1961. Brakman received the P. C. Hooft Award
P. C. Hooft Award
The P.C. Hooft Award is a Dutch language literary oeuvre award, given annually. The award is alternately given for prose , essays and poetry....
in 1980.
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 ziel
Awards
- 1962: Lucy B. and C.W. van der Hoogt Award (for Een winterreis)
- 1979: Ferdinand Bordewijk PrijsFerdinand Bordewijk PrijsThe Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize or F. Bordewijk-prijs is a literary award, presented anually by the Jan Campert Foundation to the author of the best Dutch prose book....
(for Zes subtiele verhalen) - 1980: P. C. Hooft AwardP. C. Hooft AwardThe P.C. Hooft Award is a Dutch language literary oeuvre award, given annually. The award is alternately given for prose , essays and poetry....