WRITER

Willem Frederik Hermans

1921 - 1995

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Willem Frederik Hermans (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləɱ ˈfreːdərɪk ˈɦɛrmɑns]; 1 September 1921 – 27 April 1995) was a Dutch author of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, as well as book-length studies, essays, and literary criticism. His most famous works are The House of Refuge (novella, 1952), The Darkroom of Damocles (novel, 1958), and Beyond Sleep (novel, 1966). After World War II, Hermans tried to live off his writing exclusively, but as his country was recovering from the Occupation, he had no opportunity to sustain himself. He published three collections of short stories from 1948 to 1957, chief among them the novella The House of Refuge (1952), and in 1958 became lecturer in physical geography at Groningen University, a position he retained until his move to Paris, France, in 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willem Frederik Hermans is the 3,623rd most popular writer (down from 3,326th in 2019), the 564th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 530th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Dutch Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Willem Frederik Hermans ranks 3,623 out of 7,302Before him are Ramón Chao, Rubem Fonseca, L. J. Smith, Edvard Radzinsky, Gary Snyder, and Åsa Larsson. After him are Abu Isa al-Warraq, Paul Goma, Bertus Aafjes, Brigitte Hamann, Erich Weinert, and Hans Erich Nossack.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Willem Frederik Hermans ranks 228Before him are Wadih El Safi, Augusto Monterroso, Walter Laqueur, Milorad Pavić, Brian Keith, and Imre Kovács. After him are Sune Andersson, Ursula Franklin, Jean Robic, Carmen Laforet, Kathleen Antonelli, and Harry Schell. Among people deceased in 1995, Willem Frederik Hermans ranks 166Before him are Ioannis Alevras, Mickey Mantle, Nicolas Slonimsky, Robert Monroe, Annie M. G. Schmidt, and James Samuel Coleman. After him are Jüri Järvet, Harry Guardino, Jesús Garay, Claudio Brook, Bojan Adamič, and V. J. Sukselainen.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Frederik Hermans ranks 564 out of 1,646Before him are Henk ten Cate (1954), George Clifford III (1685), Suzanne Manet (1829), Candy Dulfer (1969), Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911), and Evert van Aelst (1602). After him are Bertus Aafjes (1914), Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech (1591), Maruschka Detmers (1962), Bartholomeus Breenbergh (1598), Pieter Willem Korthals (1807), and Richard Witschge (1969).

Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Willem Frederik Hermans ranks 29Before him are Gysbert Japiks (1603), Macropedius (1487), Jan Luyken (1649), Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882), Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792), and Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911). After him are Bertus Aafjes (1914), Jan Wolkers (1925), Simon Vestdijk (1898), Herman Heijermans (1864), Janwillem van de Wetering (1931), and Mieke Bal (1946).