| Ferdinand Bordewijk |
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BIOGRAPHY Ferdinand Bordewijk was born in Amsterdam and studied Law in Leiden . After graduation he worked at a Rotterdam law firm. After his retirement he moved to The Hague. He was married to the composer Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman. He wrote the libretto for her opera ''Rotonde'' (1941). WORKS His first published work was a volume of poetry titled ''Paddestoelen'' ("Mushrooms") under the pen-name Ton Ven. It was not particularly well received. His breakthrough came with the short novels ''Blokken'' ("Blocks", 1931), ''Knorrende Beesten'' ("Growling Animals", 1933) and ''Bint'' (1934), and two longer works ''Rood paleis'' ("Red Palace", 1936) and ''Karakter'' ("Character", 1938). ''Blokken'' was a Dystopic work which was perceived as a criticism of Communism . It is comparable to Aldous Huxley 's Brave New World , which appeared one year later. BIBLIOGRAPHY
PRIZES He was awarded the prestigious P.C. Hooftprijs (P.C. Hooft award) in 1953 and the Constantijn Huygens award in 1957. |
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