What is Jeroen Brouwers?
[[File:Jeroen Brouwers smoking.jpg|right|200px]] '''Jeroen Godfried Marie Brouwers''' (30 April 1940 – 11 May 2022) was a Dutch writer. From 1964 to 1976 Brouwers worked as an editor at [[Manteau (publisher)|Manteau]] publishers in Brussels. In 1964, he wrote his first book. He won the [[Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs]] in 1989 for ''De zondvloed'', the [[Constantijn Huygens Prize]] in 1993 for his collected works, and in 1995 the [[Prix Femina]] for International works for his book ''Bezonken rood'' (''Sunken Red''). Brouwers won the [[Libris Prize]] for ''Cliënt E. Busken'' in 2021.<ref>[https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/libris-prijs-naar-jeroen-brouwers-jury-kon-en-wilde-niet-om-81-jarige-schrijver-heen~b5d9e025/ Libris Prijs naar Jeroen Brouwers, jury ‘kon en wilde’ niet om 81-jarige schrijver heen], [[de Volkskrant]], 10 May 2021</ref> Brouwers was born in [[Batavia]], [[Dutch East Indies]] and died in [[Maastricht]]. He died from a short-illness, aged 82.<ref>[https://nos.nl/l/2428387 Schrijver Jeroen Brouwers (82) overleden]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlas Contact Jeroen Brouwers is overleden : Atlas Contact |url=https://www.atlascontact.nl/2022/05/11/jeroen-brouwers-is-overleden/ |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=www.atlascontact.nl}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brouwers, Jeroen}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Dutch writers]] [[Category:People from Batavia]] {{bio-stub}}