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J. Bernlef

1937 - 2012

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Hendrik Jan Marsman (14 January 1937 – 29 October 2012), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. Bernlef is the 5,725th most popular writer (down from 5,471st in 2019), the 876th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 843rd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Dutch Writer.

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Among writers, J. Bernlef ranks 5,725 out of 7,302. Before him are Alain Decaux, Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov, Vincenzo Consolo, Erwin Strittmatter, Yuri Samarin, and Horst Faas. After him are Bill O'Reilly, George Mikes, Rıfat Ilgaz, Sibylle Riqueti de Mirabeau, Trudi Canavan, and Vasily Belov.

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Among people born in 1937, J. Bernlef ranks 464. Before him are Christian de Chalonge, Irina Kirichenko, Conny Vandenbos, Garrett Morris, Ramón Abeledo, and Georg Thoma. After him are Heinz Hornig, Tony Maggs, Roland Burris, Stan Swamy, Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, and Jerry Weintraub. Among people deceased in 2012, J. Bernlef ranks 378. Before him are Branko Kralj, Clive Dunn, Sherman Hemsley, Oscar Rossi, Vincenzo Consolo, and Horst Faas. After him are Vasily Belov, Jenni Rivera, Rino Ferrario, Eric Sykes, Verghese Kurien, and Margaret Mahy.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, J. Bernlef ranks 876 out of 1,646. Before him are Duncan Laurence (1994), Adriaan van Maanen (1884), Mauk Weber (1914), Gregory van der Wiel (1988), Nordin Amrabat (1987), and Willem Slijkhuis (1923). After him are Walter Middelberg (1875), Ria Stalman (1951), Joan Röell (1844), Els Borst (1932), Euclid Tsakalotos (1960), and Erik Hartsuiker (1940).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, J. Bernlef ranks 53. Before him are Jan de Hartog (1914), Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint (1812), Betje Wolff (1738), Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh (1881), Hendrik Marsman (1899), and Ian Buruma (1951). After him are J. Slauerhoff (1898), Gerrit Achterberg (1905), Guus Kuijer (1942), Meindert DeJong (1906), Gerbrand Bakker (1962), and Renate Dorrestein (1954).

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