Gerrit Komrij
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Gerrit Komrij was a poet from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, best known for Alle vlees is als gras, of Het knekelhuis op de dodenakker.
Quick Facts About Gerrit Komrij
- Born
- March 30, 1944
- Died
- July 5, 2012
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Profession
- Poet
- Notable works
- Alle vlees is als gras, of Het knekelhuis op de dodenakker
- Known for
- Humeuren en temperamenten
About Gerrit Komrij
Gerrit Jan Komrij was a Dutch poet, novelist, translator, critic, polemic journalist and playwright. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s, writing poetry that sharply contrasted with the free-form poetry of his contemporaries. He acquired a reputation for his prose in the late 1970s, writing acerbic essays and columns often critical of writers, television programs, and politicians. As a literary critic and especially as an anthologist he had a formative influence on Dutch literature: his 1979 anthology of Dutch poetry of the 19th and 20th centuries, reformed the canon, and was followed by anthologies of Dutch poetry of the 17th and 18th centuries, of Afrikaans poetry, and of children's poetry. Those anthologies and a steady stream of prose and poetry publications solidified his reputation as one of the country's leading writers and critics; he was awarded the highest literary awards including the P. C. Hooft Award (1993), and from 2000 to 2004, he was the Dutch Dichter des Vaderlands. Komrij died in 2012 at age 68.
Biography source: Wikipedia
