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Ferdinand Bordewijk
AuthorBooks · Second hand1884-1965
Ferdinand Bordewijk was a Dutch author. His style, which is terse and symbolic, is considered to belong to New Objectivity and magic realism. He was awarded the P. C. Hooft Award in 1953 and the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1957. He wrote novels and short stories; of his novels, his 1938 Character is canonical in the Netherlands, and was the basis for a 1997 film of the same name.
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About Ferdinand Bordewijk
Birth
1884
Death
1965
Ferdinand Bordewijk was a Dutch author. His style, which is terse and symbolic, is considered to belong to New Objectivity and magic realism. He was awarded the P. C. Hooft Award in 1953 and the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1957. He wrote novels and short stories; of his novels, his 1938 Character is canonical in the Netherlands, and was the basis for a 1997 film of the same name.
Ferdinand Bordewijk balanced his prolific literary career with his profession as a lawyer.
His most renowned work, Karakter, is a fundamental pillar of 20th-century Dutch literature.
During his life, he used the pseudonym Emile Mandeau to sign some of his creations.
Beyond his writing, Bordewijk was an active member of the Dutch resistance.
His legacy includes an impressive catalog of 106 works that explore human complexity.
