J. Bernlef





J. Bernlef

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born
January 14, 1937 in Sint Pancras, Netherlands

gender
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Bernlef (previously J. Bernlef) is the pseudonym of Dutch writer, poet, and translator Hendrik Jan Marsman.


Average rating: 3.54 · 1,284 ratings · 59 reviews · 66 distinct works
Hersenschimmen
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 679 ratings — published 1984 — 9 editions
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De pianoman
2.98 of 5 stars 2.98 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2008
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Buiten is het maandag
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions
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De onzichtbare jongen
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions
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Boy
3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 48 ratings2 editions
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Op Slot
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
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Publiek Geheim
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 31 ratings2 editions
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Onder Ijsbergen
3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 26 ratings2 editions
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Eclips
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 34 ratings6 editions
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Sneeuw
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1973 — 2 editions
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“Als kind had je dat vaak. Je werd 's morgens wakker en de muren van je kamer stonden verkeerd om je heen. In gedachten moest je de kamer een slag draaien zodat alles weer klopte en je op kon staan, de deur door, de dag in.”
J. Bernlef, Hersenschimmen

“Ik ben de enige die al de vrouwen die ze geweest is in haar kan zien. Soms raak ik haar dan aan, raak ik ze allemaal tegelijk even zachtjes aan.”
J. Bernlef, Hersenschimmen

“Een verlangen was het om alles waar zij naar keek in je op te zuigen, om niets te vergeten, geen moment van deze wereld die haar wereld was geworden: koel, helder, ondoorgrondelijk.”
J. Bernlef, Hersenschimmen



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