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. C. Hooft Award The P.C. Hooft Award (in Dutch: P.C. Hooft-prijs), inaugurated in 1948, is a Dutch-language literary lifetime-achievement award named after 17th-century Dutch poet and playwright Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft. The award is made annually. Background E ...

in 1980."Willem Brakman overleden"
– ''De Telegraaf (do 08 mei 2008)'' (Retrieved on 8 May 2008) He was born on 13 June 1922 in

The Hague, Netherlands The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...

, 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'')"Auteur Willem Brakman overleden"
– ''NRC Handelsblad (8 mei 2008)'' (Retrieved on 8 May 2008) *1979:

Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs {{short description, Dutch literary award The Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize or F. Bordewijk-prijs is a literary award, presented annually by the Jan Campert Foundation to the author of the best Dutch prose book. The prize was established in 1948 as the ...

(for ''Zes subtiele verhalen'') *1980:

References

1922 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Dutch novelists 20th-century Dutch male writers 21st-century Dutch novelists Dutch male novelists Writers from The Hague Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize winners P. C. Hooft Award winners 21st-century Dutch male writers {{Netherlands-writer-stub