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Johannes Jacobus Voskuil

ヨハネス・ヤコブス・フォスクイル

Yohanesu Yakobusu Fokusukiru

Aliases: J.J. Voskuil

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1926-07-01 (The Hague)
Died
2008-05-01 (Amsterdam) age 81
Nationality
Netherlands, Dutch
Languages
Dutch
Residence History
The Hague → Amsterdam

Career

Occupations
novelist, linguist
Active Years
1956-2008

Awards

Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs
1997
Work: Meneer Beerta / Vuile handen
Result: winner
Libris Prize
1998
Work: Het Bureau 3: Plankton
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Het Bureau 1: Meneer Beerta

1996 novel

The first volume of the semi-autobiographical novel series depicting daily life at the Amsterdam Cultural Historical Museum.

everyday lifeworkplacehuman relationships

Het Bureau 2: Vuile handen

1996 novel

The second volume of the series.

everyday lifeworkplace

Het Bureau 3: Plankton

1997 novel

The third volume of the series.

everyday lifeworkplace

Bibliography

  • 1956 - The Dutch of Hindustani children in Suriname
  • 1969 - Hanging the afterbirth of the horse
  • 1978 - Twelve bakers and two bakers' daughters have a conversation with JJ Voskuil
  • 1979 - From wickerwork to brick. History of the walls of the farmhouse in the Netherlands
  • Het Bureau series

Style & Themes

Literary Style
realismdetailed everyday descriptions
Recurring Motifs
workplace lifepersonal relationships

Legacy

Dutch novelist best known for his epic novel Het Bureau.

In Popular Culture

  • Included in NRC's Best Dutch novels list