Jan Wolkers
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| Jan Hendrik Wolkers | |
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 Jan Wolkers in 1995 |
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| Born | October 26, 1925 Oegstgeest, Netherlands |
| Died | October 19, 2007 Texel |
| Occupation | Writer, Sculptor, Painter |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Writing period | 1961-2007 |
| Genres | Novels |
Jan Hendrik Wolkers (October 26, 1925 – October 19, 2007) was a Dutch author, sculptor and painter.
[edit] Biography
He was born in Oegstgeest. In post World War II Dutch literature he is considered one of the "Great Four" along with Willem Frederik Hermans, Harry Mulisch and Gerard Reve (the latter authors are also known as the "Great Three"). He became noted in the sixties mainly for his strikingly direct descriptions of sex. In his later years, however, he became recognised for his appealing and original style rather than for his troubles with the conservative society in his early days. His 1969 novel Turks Fruit was made into a highly successful movie, and translated into ten different languages, published in English as Turkish Delight. In 1982, he refused to accept the Constantijn Huygensprijs, and the P.C. Hooftprijs in 1989.
From 1980 until his death, Wolkers resided on the island of Texel. A number of his outdoor sculptures in the Netherlands have been subject to vandalism, presumably due to his use of glass as a construction material. Some examples are the Auschwitz-monument in Amsterdam and the monument on the dike at Ceres on Texel. In reaction to the destruction of the monument in 2003, Wolkers announced that he would use less glass and more steel for such monuments in future. The Jac. P. Thijsse monument in the water at Elemert on Texel does contain more steel, but glass is still a substantial part of the artwork.
Wolkers died on October 19, 2007, age 81, at his home in Texel. He was cremated in Amsterdam at De Nieuwe Ooster cemetery.
[edit] Bibliography
- 1961, Serpentina's Petticoat (stories)
- 1962, Kort Amerikaans/Crew Cut (novel)
- 1963, Gesponnen suiker/Cotton Candy (stories)
- 1963, De Babel/The Babel (play)
- 1963, Een roos van vlees/A rose of flesh (novel)
- 1964, De hond met de blauwe tong/ The dog with the blue tongue (stories)
- 1965, Terug naar Oegstgeest/Return to Oestgeest (autobiographic novel) (filmed by director Theo van Gogh)
- 1967, Horrible Tango (novel)
- 1969, Turkish Delight/ Turks Fruit (novel) (filmed with actors Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven, directed by Paul Verhoeven)
- 1971, Groeten van Rottumerplaat/Greetings from Rottumerplaat (autobiographical documentary)
- 1971, Werkkleding/Workclothing (autobiographical documentary)
- 1974, De walgvogel/The dodo (novel)
- 1974, Dagboek 1974/Diry 1974
- 1975, Dominee met strooien hoed/Vicar with straw hat (novelle)
- 1977, De Kus/The Kiss (novel)
- 1979, De doodshoofdvlinder/The death-head hawkmoth (novel)
- 1980, De perzik van onsterfelijkheid/The peach of immortality (novel)
- 1981, Alle verhalen/All stories
- 1981, Brandende liefde/Burning Love (novel)
- 1982, De junival/The june trap (novel)
- 1983, Gifsla/Poisoned lettuce (roman)
- 1984, De onverbiddelijke tijd/The unforgiving time (roman)
- 1985, 22 sprookjes, verhalen en fabels/22 fairy tales, stories and fables
- 1988, Kunstfruit en andere verhalen/Artificial fruit and other stories
- 1989, Jeugd jaagt voorbij/Youth passes by
- 1991, Tarzan in Arles (essays)
- 1991, Wat wij zien en horen/What we see and hear (stories, together with Bob and Tom Wolkers)
- 1994, Rembrandt in Rommeldam (essays)
- 1995, Zwarte Bevrijding/Black Liberation (book-week essay)
- 1996, Icarus en de vliegende tering/Icarus and the wasting disease
- 1997, Mondriaan op Mauritius/Mondrian on Mauritius (essays)
- 1998, Het kruipend gedeelte des aardbodems/The crawling part of earth's surface (speech)
- 1999, Omringd door zee/Surrounded by sea (columns)
- 1999, De spiegel van Rembrandt/Rembrandt's mirror.
- 2005, Zomerhitte/Summer heat (book-week giveaway)
- 2005, Dagboek 1974/Diary 1974
- 2006, 2 Texel: Drummers Double Bill & Jan Wolkers (CD - music and spoken word - Drummers Double Bill)
- 2007 De ladder naar lust/the scale towards lust (dictation, written for the Great Dutch Language Dictation 2007)
