Pseudonym of Franciscus Wilhelmus Maria (Frans) Broers.
He was an author of both novels and essays, a critic, a poet and a translator.
He was awarded several prizes: - Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogtprijs (1970) for Het heeft geen naam - F. Bordewijk-prijs (1992) for De dood als meisje van acht - Frans Erensprijs (1995) for his œuvre - Pierre Bayle-prijs (1999) for his work as a critic - Constantijn Huygens-prijs (2006) for his œuvre
He also published as Jacq Vogelaar and J.F. Vogelaar, and he published one book under another pseudonym: Koba Swart.