Hans Keilson
Writer, Author
1909 – 2011
Who was Hans Keilson?
Hans Alex Keilson was a Jewish German/Dutch novelist, poet, psychoanalyst, and child psychologist. He was best known for his novels set during the Second World War, during which he was an active member of the Dutch resistance.
Keilson, having worked with traumatized orphans, mainly wrote about traumas induced by the war. His first novel was published in 1934, but most of his works were published after the war. In 2010, The New York Times 's Francine Prose described Keilson as "one of the world's greatest writers", notably honouring Keilson's achievements in the year in which he turned 101 years old.
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- Born
- Dec 12, 1909
Bad Freienwalde - Also known as
- Hans Alex Keilson
- Spouses
- Gertrud Manz
- Marita Lauritz
(1970 - )
- Profession
- Died
- May 31, 2011
Hilversum
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on July 23, 2013
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