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Jan Wolkers


Born
in Oegstgeest, Netherlands
October 26, 1925

Died
October 19, 2007

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Genre
Literature & Fiction


Jan Hendrik Wolkers was a Dutch author, sculptor and painter.

Wolkers is considered one of the "Great Four" writers of post-World War II Dutch literature, 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 1960s mainly for his strikingly direct descriptions of sex.

His 1969 novel Turks Fruit was translated into ten different languages and published in English as Turkish Delight. It was also made into a highly successful movie, the Paul Verhoeven-directed Turks Fruit (1972) which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and in 1999 won the award for Best Dutch Film of the Century.

From 1980 until his death, Wolkers resided on ...more

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Average rating: 3.44 · 22,866 ratings · 1,454 reviews · 101 distinct works • Similar authors
Turks Fruit
3.61 avg rating — 10,555 ratings — published 1969 — 61 editions
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Terug naar Oegstgeest
3.36 avg rating — 2,629 ratings — published 1965 — 25 editions
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Kort Amerikaans
3.21 avg rating — 1,911 ratings — published 1962 — 23 editions
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Zomerhitte
2.83 avg rating — 1,570 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
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Een roos van vlees
3.42 avg rating — 847 ratings — published 1963 — 4 editions
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Brandende liefde
3.39 avg rating — 767 ratings — published 1981 — 10 editions
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De doodshoofdvlinder
3.34 avg rating — 527 ratings — published 1979 — 8 editions
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Serpentina's petticoat: met...
3.53 avg rating — 413 ratings — published 1961 — 5 editions
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De walgvogel
3.68 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 1974 — 5 editions
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De perzik van onsterfelijkheid
3.47 avg rating — 319 ratings — published 1980 — 7 editions
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“Want medelijden is de ergste vijand van de liefde.”
― Jan Wolkers, Turks Fruit
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“De eeuwigheid is het ogenblik waarvan je zegt, dat zal ik nooit vergeten.”
― Jan Wolkers
tags: eeuwigheid, inspirational, ogenblik
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“En dan zat hij weer heel lang te trillen van het lachen als een pudding tijdens een bombardement.”
― Jan Wolkers, Turks Fruit
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