Jan Hendrik Wolkers (26 October 1925 – 19 October 2007) was a Dutch author, sculptor and painter. Wolkers is considered by some to be one of the "Great Four" writers of post-World War IIDutch literature, alongside Willem Frederik Hermans, Harry Mulisch and Gerard Reve (the latter authors are also known as the "Great Three").[1]
Jan Hendrik Wolkers
Wolkers in 1995
Born
(1925-10-26)26 October 1925 Oegstgeest, Netherlands
Died
19 October 2007(2007-10-19) (aged 81) Texel, Netherlands
Occupation
Writer, sculptor, painter
Period
1961–2007
Genre
Novels
Signature
Wolkers in 1964
Wolkers was born in Oegstgeest. He became noted as an author in the 1960s mainly for his graphic descriptions of sexual acts, which were often subject of controversy.[2][3][4] 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[5] and in 1999 won the award for Best Dutch Film of the Century.[6]
From 1980 until his death, Wolkers resided on the Dutch island of Texel. He died on 19 October 2007, aged 81, at his Texel home and was cremated in Amsterdam at De Nieuwe Ooster cemetery.
A number of his outdoor sculptures in the Netherlands have been subject to vandalism, presumably due to his use of glass as a construction material. Some examples are the Auschwitz monument in Amsterdam[7] and the monument on the dike at Ceres on Texel. In reaction to the destruction of the monument in 2003, Wolkers announced that he would use less glass and more steel for such monuments in future. The Jac. P. Thijsse monument on Texel does contain more steel, but glass is still a substantial part of the artwork.
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Jan Hendrik Wolkers 26 October 1925 19 October 2007 was a Dutch author sculptor and painter Wolkers is considered by some to be one of the Great Four writers of post World War II Dutch literature alongside Willem Frederik Hermans Harry Mulisch and Gerard Reve the latter authors are also known as the Great Three 1 Jan Hendrik WolkersWolkers in 1995Born 1925 10 26 26 October 1925Oegstgeest NetherlandsDied19 October 2007 2007 10 19 aged 81 Texel NetherlandsOccupationWriter sculptor painterPeriod1961 2007GenreNovelsSignatureWolkers in 1964 Wolkers was born in Oegstgeest He became noted as an author in the 1960s mainly for his graphic descriptions of sexual acts which were often subject of controversy 2 3 4 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 5 and in 1999 won the award for Best Dutch Film of the Century 6 Wolkers declined several literary awards In 1982 he refused the Constantijn Huygensprijs and in 1989 he refused the P C Hooftprijs From 1980 until his death Wolkers resided on the Dutch island of Texel He died on 19 October 2007 aged 81 at his Texel home and was cremated in Amsterdam at De Nieuwe Ooster cemetery A number of his outdoor sculptures in the Netherlands have been subject to vandalism presumably due to his use of glass as a construction material Some examples are the Auschwitz monument in Amsterdam 7 and the monument on the dike at Ceres on Texel In reaction to the destruction of the monument in 2003 Wolkers announced that he would use less glass and more steel for such monuments in future The Jac P Thijsse monument on Texel does contain more steel but glass is still a substantial part of the artwork Since 2019 the private and literary archive of Jan Wolkers has been available at Leiden University Library 8 9 Contents 1 Bibliography 1 1 Graphic novels 2 Films based on Wolkers work 3 References 4 External linksBibliography Edit1961 Serpentina s petticoat stories 1962 Kort Amerikaans Crew Cut novel 1963 Gesponnen suiker Cotton Candy stories 1963 De Babel The Babel play 1963 Een roos van vlees A rose of flesh novel 1964 De hond met de blauwe tong The dog with the blue tongue stories 1965 Terug naar Oegstgeest Return to Oegstgeest autobiographic novel 1967 Horrible tango novel 1969 Turks fruit Turkish Delight novel 1971 Groeten van Rottumerplaat Greetings from Rottumerplaat autobiographical documentary 1971 Werkkleding Workclothing autobiographical documentary 1974 De walgvogel The dodo novel 1974 Dagboek 1974 Diary 1974 1975 Dominee met strooien hoed Vicar with straw hat novelle 1977 De kus The Kiss novel 1979 De doodshoofdvlinder The death head hawkmoth novel 1980 De perzik van onsterfelijkheid The peach of immortality novel 1981 Alle verhalen All stories 1981 Brandende liefde Burning Love novel 1982 De junival The June trap novel 1983 Gifsla Poisoned lettuce roman 1984 De onverbiddelijke tijd The unforgiving time roman 1985 22 sprookjes verhalen en fabels 22 fairy tales stories and fables 1988 Kunstfruit en andere verhalen Artificial fruit and other stories 1989 Jeugd jaagt voorbij Youth passes by 1991 Tarzan in Arles essays 1991 Wat wij zien en horen What we see and hear stories together with Bob and Tom Wolkers 1994 Rembrandt in Rommeldam essays 1995 Zwarte bevrijding Black Liberation book week essay 1996 Icarus en de vliegende tering Icarus and the wasting disease 1997 Mondriaan op Mauritius Mondrian on Mauritius essays 1998 Het kruipend gedeelte des aardbodems The crawling part of earth s surface speech 1999 Omringd door zee Surrounded by sea columns 1999 De spiegel van Rembrandt Rembrandt s mirror 2005 Zomerhitte Summer heat Boekenweekgeschenk 2005 Dagboek 1974 Diary 1974 2006 2 Texel Drummers Double Bill amp Jan Wolkers CD music and spoken word 2007 De ladder naar lust The scale towards lust dictation written for the Great Dutch Language Dictation 2007 2008 Het was wel een heel lief varkentjeGraphic novels Edit In 2006 and 2007 the novel Kort Amerikaans Crew Cut 1962 was made into a graphic novel in 2 parts by Dick Matena Films based on Wolkers work EditTurks Fruit 1973 directed by Paul Verhoeven nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Kort Amerikaans 1979 directed by Guido Pieters Brandende Liefde 1983 directed by Ate de Jong En Ros Av Kott 1985 directed by Jon Lindstrom Swedish television film based on Een roos van vlees Terug naar Oegstgeest 1987 directed by Theo van Gogh Summer Heat 2008 directed by Monique van de VenReferences Edit Jan Wolkers 1925 2007 Reformatorisch Dagblad 20 October 2007 Dutch Schrijver Jan Wolkers Letterenfonds Blom O P 19 October 2017 Het litteken van de dood De biografie van Jan Wolkers Thesis Leiden University Turkish Delight Can the sexually explicit Dutch classic still shock TheGuardian com 3 March 2017 Turkish Delight at Oscars org Winners Archived 31 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine of the Netherlands Film Festival Jan Wolkers Auschwitz monument ANP Historisch Archief Dutch Karina Wolkers Het ruimt ook wel lekker op website Leiden University Libraries 19 October 2018 Dutch Leiden verwerft artistieke nalatenschap Jan Wolkers Archived 11 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine website Leiden University Libraries 19 October 2018 Dutch External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jan Wolkers Jan Wolkers Archive Leiden University Libraries Obituary in The Times 24 November 2007 Jan Wolkers at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jan Wolkers amp oldid 1148838788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
