biography
pronunciation:
[uht hah(r)t]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1944– )
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| biography:
| Novelist and biologist, born in Maassluis, W Netherlands. In his anecdotal prose, the successful writer uses many autobiographical elements derived from his strict Calvinist upbringing. Other themes are isolation, impossible love, and the inability to enter into relationships with women. In his essay De vrouw bestaat niet (1982, Women Do Not Exist) he agitates against feminism, which caused a hefty response. Ten years later, he once again caused a stir when he made a public appearance as a transvestite. This unknown side to his character was described by his colleague, writer Mensje van Keulen, in her Geheime dame (1992, Secretive Lady). |
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