Writing · Novel · Writer
Born Oct 26, 1925 · Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Active 1973–2007 · Awards: Constantijn Huygens Prize, Busken Huet award, Multatuli Award, Hendrik de Vries Award, Prose prize of the City of Amsterdam, P.C. Hooft Award
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.