Willem Frederik Hermans

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Willem Frederik Hermans was a prominent 20th-century Dutch novelist, essayist, and one of the leading figures of postwar Dutch literature, known for his darkly ironic and existential works.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch writer
essayist
geographer
human
novelist
photographer
playwright
awardReceived P.C. Hooftprijs NERFINISHED
Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren NERFINISHED
birthCountry Netherlands NERFINISHED
birthDate 1921-09-01
birthPlace Amsterdam NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Netherlands
deathDate 1995-04-27
deathPlace Utrecht NERFINISHED
employer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam NERFINISHED
era 20th century
familyName Hermans NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork literature
physical geography
genre drama
essay
novel
short story
givenName Frederik NERFINISHED
Willem NERFINISHED
influencedBy existentialism
language Dutch
movement postwar Dutch literature
name Willem Frederik Hermans NERFINISHED
nationality Dutch
notableWork Au pair
De donkere kamer van Damokles NERFINISHED
De tranen der acacia’s NERFINISHED
Herinneringen van een engelbewaarder NERFINISHED
Ik heb altijd gelijk
Nooit meer slapen NERFINISHED
Onder professoren NERFINISHED
occupation essayist
geography lecturer
novelist
photographer
playwright
short story writer
peersInGreatThree Gerard Reve NERFINISHED
Harry Mulisch NERFINISHED
positionInCanon one of the “Great Three” of Dutch postwar literature
writingStyle existential
ironic
pessimistic

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