Ferdinand Bordewijk

Novelist, Author

1884 – 1965

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Who was Ferdinand Bordewijk?

Ferdinand Bordewijk was a Dutch author. His style, which is terse and symbolic, is considered New Objectivity and magic realism. He was awarded the prestigious P.C. Hooftprijs in 1953 and the Constantijn Huygensprijs in 1957. Character, an Academy Award-winning film directed by Mike van Diem, was based on his Karakter.

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Born
Oct 10, 1884
Amsterdam
Also known as
  • Bordewijk, Ferdinand
Nationality
  • Netherlands
Profession
Lived in
  • Amsterdam
Died
Apr 28, 1965
The Hague

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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