J. Bernlef, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

J. Bernlef

Dutch writer and translator

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1937

Place of Birth: Sint Pancras, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 29-Oct-2012

Profession: writer, poet, translator, author, lyricist, novelist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hendrik Jan Marsman (14 January 1937 – 29 October 2012), better known by his pen name, J.
Bernlef, was a Dutch writer, poet, novelist and translator, much of whose work centres on mental perception of reality and its expression.
He won numerous literary awards, including the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1984 and the P.
C.
Hooft Award in 1994, both of which were for his work as a whole.
His book Hersenschimmen features on the list of NRC's Best Dutch novels.