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Maarten Klein, a Dutchman who has emigrated to the US, suddenly realizes he is losing grip on his once so familiar life, whether he likes it or not. In the novel Hersenschimmen, Bernlef has depicted reality through the eyes of a man who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. In 2008, Bernlef was the author of the annual Book Week present, entitled De pianoman (‘The Piano Man’), a novella, nearly a million copies being given away free. His recent successful novels are Boy (2000, nominated for the Libris Literature Prize) and Buiten is het maandag (‘Outside It’s Monday’, 2003, nominated for the Libris and AKO Literature Prize). He has received many prizes, including the PC Hooft Prize and the Constantijn Huygens Prize. The best known of his many novels are Out of Mind (Hersenschimmen, 1984, which was made into a feature film and translated into many languages) and Publiek geheim (‘Public Secret’, AKO Literature Prize 1987). He translated the Swedish poets Lars Gustafson and Tomas Tranströmer into Dutch and was editor of the literary periodicals Barbarber and Raster. 1937), who made his debut in 1960, has produced an extensive body of work including poems, short stories, novels and essays. Bernlef and Xu Zechen in conversationĭate: Sat 3 September Time: 01.00 pm Venue: BIBFīernlef (b. , money, salary, income, and assets.Date: Wed 31 August Time: 06.00 pm Venue: The Bookworm Beijingĭate: Fri 2 September Time: 07.00 pm Venue: Trainspotting Bernlef’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. Bernlef worth at the age of 75 years old? J.

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