“I knew I was on the right track with this book. My room looked like Dresden.”
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Harry Mulisch
Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch was a Dutch writer. He wrote more than 80 novels, plays, essays, poems, and philosophical reflections. Mulisch's works have been translated into 38 languages.
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Born 29 July 1927 · Died 30 October 2010 · Q927
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2026· 3 entries
“I had a very intense intellectual friendship with this man. The way this Onno talks, his bombastic manner, that”
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Moviefone: Harry Mulisch and The Whim - Where to Watch
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2010· 4 entries
Richmond: Dutch author Harry Mulisch dies
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Reuters: Leading Dutch writer Harry Mulisch dies aged 83
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Died 2010-10-30.
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“I'm afraid love is just a word.”
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2007· 1 entry
Awarded International Nonino Prize (2007).
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded De Inktaap (2003).
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2002· 1 entry
Awarded Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2002).
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2001· 1 entry
As The Discovery of Heaven by Jeroen Krabbé, starring Stephen Fry
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded Libris Literature Prize for The Procedure (1999).
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Dutch Literature Prize (1995).
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1993· 2 entries
Awarded Multatuli Award (1993).
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Awarded Mecca Prize (1993).
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1984· 1 entry
Delivered the Huizinga Lecture in Leiden, the Netherlands, under the title Het Ene (The Unifying Principle)
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1977· 3 entries
Awarded Cestoda price (1977).
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Awarded Constantijn Huygens Prize (1977).
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Awarded P.C. Hooft Award (1977).
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1963· 2 entries
Awarded Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize (1963).
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Wrote a non-fiction work about the Eichmann case: Criminal Case 40/61
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1961· 2 entries
Awarded Athos Prize (1961).
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Awarded ANV-Visser Neerlandia prize for drama (1961).
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1957· 1 entry
Awarded Anne Frank Prize (1957).
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1951· 1 entry
Awarded Reina Prinsen Geerligs prize (1951).
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1927· 1 entry
Born 1927-07-29.
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