Frank Martin Westerman (born 13 November 1964) is a Dutch writer and a former journalist. He studied tropical agricultural engineering at Wageningen University and worked as a news correspondent for de Volkskrant in Belgrade and NRC Handelsblad in Moscow. He is currently a full-time writer of non-fiction books, among which are The Republic of Grain (1999), Engineers of the Soul (2002), and Ararat (2007).
Frank Westerman
Frank Westerman (2012)
Born
Frank Martin Westerman (1964-11-13) 13 November 1964 (age 59) Emmen, Netherlands
Frank Martin Westerman was born on 13 November 1964 in Emmen in the Netherlands. He grew up in Assen, in a Christian-reformed family. Westerman studied tropical agricultural engineering at the Agricultural University of Wageningen. In 1987, he travelled to Peru, where he did research in Puno. In this period, he also started working as a journalist.
In 1992, he became correspondent of de Volkskrant in Belgrade. In 1995, Westerman and his colleague were two of the few journalists who were in Srebrenica during its capture. The book Srebrenica: The Blackest Scenario which they wrote using confidential UN documents and interviews with earwitnesses, aims to reconstruct the war and massacre in Srebrenica.
Between 1997 and 2002, Westerman was a correspondent of NRC Handelsblad in Moscow. As a journalist, he visited many places in the former Soviet Union. After a visit to Armenia in 1999, Westerman decided to climb Mount Ararat. His thoughts about this Biblical mountain, where – according to Christian, Muslim and Jewish beliefs – Noah's Ark landed, the memories and re-evaluation of his religious childhood, and his impressions of Armenia and Turkey are the main subjects of the book Ararat: In search of the mythical mountain (translated into English by Sam Garrett in 2008).
Currently, he is a full-time writer based in Amsterdam.
Bibliographyedit
Non-fiction
(1994) De brug over de Tara; English translation: The Bridge over the Tara
(1997) Het zwartste scenario; English translation: The Blackest Scenario, together with Bart Rijs
(1999) De graanrepubliek; English translation: The Republic of Grain
(2002) Ingenieurs van de ziel; English translation: Engineers of the Soul (2010)[1]
(2004) El Negro en ik; English translation: El Negro and Me
(2007) Ararat; English translation: Ararat (2008)[2]
(2010) Dier, bovendier; English translation: Brother Mendel's Perfect Horse (2012)[3]
(2013) Stikvallei; English translation: Choke Valley
(2016) Een woord een woord; English translation: A Word a Word
(2018) Wij, de mens; English translation: We, Hominids: An Anthropological Detective Story (2021)
Fiction
(2012) Larski slaat alarm; English translation: Larski Sounds the Alarm, together with his daughter Vera Westerman[4]
^Frank Westerman, Larski slaat alarm, frankwesterman.nl. Retrieved on 16 January 2014.
External linksedit
Frank Westerman, official website
January 01, 1970
frank, westerman, frank, martin, westerman, born, november, 1964, dutch, writer, former, journalist, studied, tropical, agricultural, engineering, wageningen, university, worked, news, correspondent, volkskrant, belgrade, handelsblad, moscow, currently, full, . Frank Martin Westerman born 13 November 1964 is a Dutch writer and a former journalist He studied tropical agricultural engineering at Wageningen University and worked as a news correspondent for de Volkskrant in Belgrade and NRC Handelsblad in Moscow He is currently a full time writer of non fiction books among which are The Republic of Grain 1999 Engineers of the Soul 2002 and Ararat 2007 Frank WestermanFrank Westerman 2012 BornFrank Martin Westerman 1964 11 13 13 November 1964 age 59 Emmen NetherlandsOccupationJournalist writerLanguageDutchAlma materWageningen UniversityGenreNon fictionWebsitewww wbr frankwesterman wbr nl wbr en Frank Westerman VIII Literary Heights Festival Nowa Ruda 2022 Contents 1 Life 2 Bibliography 3 References 4 External linksLife editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Frank Westerman news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Frank Martin Westerman was born on 13 November 1964 in Emmen in the Netherlands He grew up in Assen in a Christian reformed family Westerman studied tropical agricultural engineering at the Agricultural University of Wageningen In 1987 he travelled to Peru where he did research in Puno In this period he also started working as a journalist In 1992 he became correspondent of de Volkskrant in Belgrade In 1995 Westerman and his colleague were two of the few journalists who were in Srebrenica during its capture The book Srebrenica The Blackest Scenario which they wrote using confidential UN documents and interviews with earwitnesses aims to reconstruct the war and massacre in Srebrenica Between 1997 and 2002 Westerman was a correspondent of NRC Handelsblad in Moscow As a journalist he visited many places in the former Soviet Union After a visit to Armenia in 1999 Westerman decided to climb Mount Ararat His thoughts about this Biblical mountain where according to Christian Muslim and Jewish beliefs Noah s Ark landed the memories and re evaluation of his religious childhood and his impressions of Armenia and Turkey are the main subjects of the book Ararat In search of the mythical mountain translated into English by Sam Garrett in 2008 Currently he is a full time writer based in Amsterdam Bibliography editNon fiction 1994 De brug over de Tara English translation The Bridge over the Tara 1997 Het zwartste scenario English translation The Blackest Scenario together with Bart Rijs 1999 De graanrepubliek English translation The Republic of Grain 2002 Ingenieurs van de ziel English translation Engineers of the Soul 2010 1 2004 El Negro en ik English translation El Negro and Me 2007 Ararat English translation Ararat 2008 2 2010 Dier bovendier English translation Brother Mendel s Perfect Horse 2012 3 2013 Stikvallei English translation Choke Valley 2016 Een woord een woord English translation A Word a Word 2018 Wij de mens English translation We Hominids An Anthropological Detective Story 2021 Fiction 2012 Larski slaat alarm English translation Larski Sounds the Alarm together with his daughter Vera Westerman 4 References edit Engineers of the soul Nederlands Letterenfonds Retrieved on 16 January 2014 Ararat Nederlands Letterenfonds Retrieved on 16 January 2014 Brother Mendel s perfect horse Nederlands Letterenfonds Retrieved on 16 January 2014 Frank Westerman Larski slaat alarm frankwesterman nl Retrieved on 16 January 2014 External links editFrank Westerman official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Westerman amp oldid 1207718116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
