Maurits Dekker
Appearance
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(Portrait by Meijer Bleekrode)
Maurits Rudolph Joël Dekker (16 July 1896, in Amsterdam – 7 October 1962) was a Dutch novelist and playwright.[1]
He was the son of Joël Dekker, a Jewish merchant and house painter, and Betje Turksma, a nurse.[1]
Honors and awards
- 1949 Prize of the Society Kunstenaarsverzet
- 1955 Marianne Philips Prize
- 1956 Special Award from the Jan Campert Society for his works
- 1956 Literary Prize of City of Amsterdam for Op zwart stramien
References
- ^ a b Lammers, A. (2012). Dekker, Maurits Rudolph Joël (1896-1962). The Hague: ING Huygens.
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