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J. Bernlef (née Hendrik Jan Marsman)
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Memorial Page for J. Bernlef (née Hendrik Jan Marsman)

Jan 14, 1937 – Oct 29, 2012(75 years)Died in:Amsterdam, North Holland

Dutch writer and translator

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Occupation(5)

poetnovelistlyricisttranslatorwriter

Awards(7)

P.C. Hooft AwardConstantijn Huygens PrizeHerman GorterprijsFerdinand Bordewijk PrizeReina Prinsen Geerligs prizeLucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogt awardBoekenbon Literatureprize

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Eva Hoornik

J. Bernlef (* January 14, 1937 in Sint Pancras; † October 29, 2012 in Amsterdam) was a dutch writer and translator. He was 75 years old. He was married to Eva Hoornik. He received 7 awards, including P.C. Hooft Award, Constantijn Huygens Prize.

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Born in Sint Pancras, North Holland

1937

Reina Prinsen Geerligs prize

1959

Herman Gorterprijs

1962

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Herman Gorterprijs

1964

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Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogt award

1964

Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize

1977

Constantijn Huygens Prize

1984

Boekenbon Literatureprize

1987

Publiek geheim

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1989

P.C. Hooft Award

1994

Died in Amsterdam, North Holland

2012

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J. Bernlef (née Hendrik Jan Marsman). Forever remembered.