Willem Frederik Hermans

Writing

Born: 1921-09-01
Died: 1995-04-27
From: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

WF HermansW.F. Hermans

Biography

Willem Frederik Hermans (1921-1995) was a Dutch author of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, as well as booklength studies, essays, and literary criticism. His most famous works are Het Behouden Huis (The House of Refuge), De Donkere Kamer van Damokles (The Darkroom of Damocles) and Nooit meer slapen (Beyond Sleep). He is regarded as one of the greatest Dutch writers of the 20th century. In 1977 he received the Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren, the most prestigious literary award available for writers in the Dutch language, handed out every three years alternately by the reigning Dutch and Belgian monarchs to a writer of the other country, the Belgian king Boudewijn handing the prize to Hermans. Hermans is considered one of De Grote Drie ('The Big Three'), the three most important authors in the Netherlands in the postwar period, along with Harry Mulisch and Gerard Reve.

Awards & Nominations8 won Β· 1 nominated

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honorary doctor of the University of Pretoria

1990
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Honorary doctor of the University of Liège

1990
Nominated

Boekenbon Literatureprize

Een heilige van de horlogerie

1988
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Dutch Literature Prize

1977
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P.C. Hooft Award

1971
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Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize

1966
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Prijs van de Stichting Kunstenaarsverzet

1957
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Busken Huet award

1949
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Essayprijs van de gemeente Amsterdam

1949