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Jeroen Brouwers

1940 - 2022

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Jeroen Godfried Marie Brouwers (30 April 1940 – 11 May 2022) was a Dutch writer. From 1964 to 1976 Brouwers worked as an editor at Manteau publishers in Brussels. In 1964 he made his literary debut with Het mes op de keel (The Knife to the Throat). He won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 1989 for De zondvloed, the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1993 for his collected works, and in 1995 the Prix Femina étranger for International works for his book Bezonken rood (Sunken Red). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeroen Brouwers is the 5,924th most popular writer (up from 5,957th in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Indonesia (up from 94th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Indonesian Writer.

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Among writers, Jeroen Brouwers ranks 5,924 out of 7,302. Before him are Samuel Benchetrit, Nikolay Rubtsov, Whittaker Chambers, Brigitte Kronauer, Jules Roy, and David Storey. After him are José Jiménez Lozano, Fredrik Backman, David S. Goyer, Zoltán Ambrus, Kristina Brenk, and Conrad Aiken.

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Among people born in 1940, Jeroen Brouwers ranks 514. Before him are Ken Fletcher, Moudud Ahmed, Faimalaga Luka, Jean-Claude Piumi, Stanislav Stepashkin, and Brigitte Kronauer. After him are Luis Ubiña, Rinnat Safin, Elwyn Berlekamp, Chris Menges, Bruno Nicolè, and Ernesto Cisneros. Among people deceased in 2022, Jeroen Brouwers ranks 537. Before him are Danny Ongais, David Brenner, Jose Maria Sison, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Judith Durham, and Yury Zaitsev. After him are Sergio Brighenti, Sture Allén, Alice von Hildebrand, Józef Zapędzki, John McNally, and Erhard Busek.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Jeroen Brouwers ranks 88 out of 158. Before him are Amir Sjarifuddin (1907), Lien Gisolf (1910), Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana (1908), Ruurd Leegstra (1877), Iko Uwais (1983), and Usmar Ismail (1921). After him are Caesar ten Cate (1890), Edu Snethlage (1886), Jan Kok (1889), Retno Marsudi (1962), Jan-Just Bos (1939), and Dick Esser (1918).

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Among WRITERS In Indonesia

Among writers born in Indonesia, Jeroen Brouwers ranks 11. Before him are Abdul Muis (1883), Nh. Dini (1936), Mochtar Lubis (1922), Xaviera Hollander (1943), Sapardi Djoko Damono (1940), and Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana (1908). After him are Ayu Utami (1968), and Eka Kurniawan (1975).

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