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F. Bordewijk


Born
in Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 10, 1884

Died
April 28, 1965

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Poetry

Influences
New Objectivity; Magic Realism


Ferdinand Bordewijk was born in Amsterdam and studied law in Leiden. After graduation he worked at a Rotterdam law firm.

His first published work was a volume of poetry titled Paddestoelen ("Mushrooms") under the pen-name Ton Ven. It was not particularly well received.

His breakthrough came with the short novels Blokken ("Blocks", 1931), Knorrende Beesten ("Growling Animals", 1933) and Bint (1934), and two longer works Rood paleis ("Red Palace", 1936) and Karakter ("Character", 1938).

His style, which is terse and symbolic, is considered magic realism. He was awarded the P.C. Hooftprijs in 1953 and the Constantijn Huygens award in 1957. ...more

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Average rating: 3.47 · 9,609 ratings · 561 reviews · 66 distinct works • Similar authors
Karakter
3.77 avg rating — 2,818 ratings — published 1938 — 50 editions
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Bint
3.11 avg rating — 2,481 ratings — published 1934 — 6 editions
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Blokken
3.33 avg rating — 965 ratings — published 1931 — 7 editions
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Blokken / Knorrende beesten...
3.41 avg rating — 774 ratings — published 1949 — 14 editions
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Knorrende beesten
2.65 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 1933
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Rood paleis
3.31 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 1936 — 6 editions
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Fantastische vertellingen
3.81 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1924 — 4 editions
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Noorderlicht
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3.55 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1948 — 5 editions
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Bloesemtak
3.30 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1955
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Apollyon
3.24 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1941 — 6 editions
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“In de fabrieken kon men nog lang oud blijven, zeker, maar men bleef er niet lang jong.”
― Ferdinand Bordewijk, Karakter - Een hoorspel
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“Ik waardeer het vanavond gevoerde debat. Het was precies, concies. Maar ik weet dat er onder jullie nog te veel spreken. Ieder woord in de klas moet bevel zijn. Het bevel is kort. Het woord in de klas kan korter zijn.Wij moeten de spreekwoordelijke wijdlopigheid van de Nederlander bekampen, logenstraffen. De taal van de regering, hoog en laag, de taal van de wetten, de taal van de kranten is mij een gruwel. Ik lees geen kranten meer omdat van de tien woorden er niet één is verantwoord.Wij misbruiken onze taal steeds roekelozer. Wij prostitueren haar. Prostitutie is zedenbederf. Aan zedenbederf gaat een volk onder. Wij zijn op de helling. Als wij ons niet weten af te werken van de helling gaan wij onder aan onze taal, met onze taal.”
― F. Bordewijk
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“Het is niet mooi, het is meer.”
― F. Bordewijk, Bint
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