About Willem Brakman
Lived 1922 – 2008 (aged 85). Willem Brakman was a Dutch writer, physician and painter.
Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman (13 June 19228 May 2008) was a Dutch writer who made his literary debut with the novel Een winterreis in 1961. Brakman received the P. C. Hooft Award in 1980.
1979: Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs (for Zes subtiele verhalen)
1980: P. C. Hooft Award
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Who was Willem Brakman?
Dutch writer and visual artist (1922–2008)
When was Willem Brakman born?
Willem Brakman was born on 13 June 1922 in The Hague.
When did Willem Brakman die?
Willem Brakman died on 8 May 2008 in Boekelo.
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Willem Brakman was a writer, physician and painter.
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Willem Brakman was Dutch.
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