Jan Eekhout
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Born | January 10, 1900 Sluis, The Netherlands |
Died | March 6, 1978 Amsterdam | (aged 78)
Occupation | Writer and translator |
Language | Dutch |
Notable works | Pastoor Poncke |
Jan Henrik Eekhout (born January 10, 1900 in Sluis - died March 6, 1978 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch writer, poet and translator, particularly known as the author of the novel Pastoor Poncke ("Pastor Poncke"). During the Second World War Eekhout was a staunch Nazi.[1] However, the Dutch resistance fighter Jan "Poncke" Princen gained his nickname by reading aloud from this book to fellow-prisoners in a Nazi prison during World War II.
References
- ^ Bart FM Droog, 'Jan H. Eekhout', Nederlandse Poëzie Encyclopedie, 2017.
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