Willem Brakman
Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman (13 June 19228 May 2008) was a Dutch writer who made his literary debut with the novel Een winterreis in 1961. Brakman received the P. 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.
Also recorded as Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman
Willem Brakman
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- Name
- Willem Brakman
- Birth Name
- Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman
- Born
- 13 June 1922
- Birthplace
- The Hague, Netherlands
- Died
- 8 May 2008
- Place of death
- Boekelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Awards
- P.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- writer · physician · painter
- Known for
- Ante Diluvium
- Honours
- P.C. Hooft Award · Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize · Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogt award
- Languages
- Dutch
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Biography
Biography
The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are The Hague and Enschede. Works named in the authority record are Ante Diluvium. Work by Willem Brakman is recorded in the collections of Rijksmuseum Twenthe. Distinctions recorded are P.C. Hooft Award, Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize and Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogt award.
![Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Uitreiking PC Hooftprijs in Muiderslot aan schrijver Willem Brakman voor zijn proza-oeuvre; min. Gardeniers(CRM) Datum: 20 mei 1981 Locatie: Muiden Trefwoorden: Uitreikingen, prijzen, schrijvers Persoonsnaam: Brakman, Willem Instellingsnaam: Muiderslot, P.C. Hooftprijs Fotograaf: Antonisse, Marcel / Ane](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Uitreiking_PC_Hooftprijs_in_Muiderslot_aan_schrijver_Willem_Brakman_voor_zijn_proza-oeuvre_min._Gardeniers%28CRM%29%2C_Bestanddeelnr_931-4965.jpg/800px-Uitreiking_PC_Hooftprijs_in_Muiderslot_aan_schrijver_Willem_Brakman_voor_zijn_proza-oeuvre_min._Gardeniers%28CRM%29%2C_Bestanddeelnr_931-4965.jpg)
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Uitreiking PC Hooftprijs in Muiderslot aan schrijver Willem Brakman voor zijn proza-oeuvre; min. Gardeniers(CRM) Datum: 20 mei 1981 Locatie: Muiden Trefwoorden: Uitreikingen, prijzen, schrijvers Persoonsnaam: Brakman, Willem Instellingsnaam: Muiderslot, P.C. Hooftprijs Fotograaf: Antonisse, Marcel / Ane
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Willem Brakman • Birth Name — Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman • Born — 13 June 1922 • Birthplace — The Hague, Netherlands • Died — 8 May 2008 • Place of death — Boekelo, Overijssel, Netherlands • Language — Dutch • Awards — P. C. Hooft Award (1980)
Selected works
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
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Awards
• 1962: Lucy B. and C.W. van der Hoogt Award (for Een winterreis) • 1979: Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs (for Zes subtiele verhalen) • 1980: P. C. Hooft Award
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