2012
J. Bernlef, Dutch author, poet, and songwriter (born 1937)
J. Bernlef, Dutch author, poet, and songwriter (born 1937)
J. Bernlef, Dutch author, poet, and songwriter (born 1937)
J. Bernlef
Dutch writer and translator (1937–2012)
- Died
- 2012
Hendrik Jan Marsman, better known by his pen name, J. Bernlef, was a Dutch writer, poet, novelist and translator, much of whose work centres on mental perception of reality and its expression. He won numerous literary awards, including the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1984 and the P. C. Hooft Award in 1994, both of which were for his work as a whole. His book Hersenschimmen features on the list of NRC's Best Dutch novels.
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