Jan Wolkers

Also known as Jan Hendrik Wolkers, J. H. Wolkers, J.H. Wolkers

Dutch sculptor and writer (1925–2007)

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Born: 1925
Died: 2007
Works: 75

Top works

Serpentina's petticoat
De hond met de blauwe tong
TURKS FRUIT
Terug naar oegstgeest
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Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Jan Hendrik Wolkers was a Dutch author, sculptor and painter. He became noted as an author in the 1960s mainly for his graphic descriptions of sexual acts, which were often subject of controversy. 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 by Paul Verhoeven in 1972.

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Jan Wolkers Spreekt — Himself2017

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Netherlands
Active from: 1925-10-26
Active to: 2007-10-19

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Listeners: 89
Total plays: 1,294

Jan Wolkers (1925-2007) was a Dutch novelist, poet, painter and sculptor whose sex-charged books helped shake off the shackles of postwar conservatism in the Netherlands. His best-known book was “Turkish Delight,” about a stormy relationship between a sculptor and his girlfriend who break up and are reunited shortly before she dies of a brain tumor. It was published in 1969 and has been translated into a dozen languages. In 1973 it was made into a film <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jan+Wol

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Jan
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Place of birth: Oegstgeest
Place of death: Texel
Occupation: illustrator
Languages spoken: Dutch
Native language: Dutch
Award: P.C. Hooft Award
Field of work: studio glass
Image: Jan Wolkers.jpg

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Commons category: Jan Wolkers
date of birth: 1925-10-26
date of death: 2007-10-19
Commons Creator page: Jan Wolkers
ethnic group: Dutch
start of work period: 1961-00-00
has works in the collection: Eye Filmmuseum
candidacy in election: 2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

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