biography
| name: |
Rubinstein, Renate
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pseudonym Tamar
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pronunciation:
[rübinstiyn]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1929–90)
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Berlin, Germany. A student of political and social science, she was mainly known for her columns under her pseudonym, in which she expressed her views on issues such as feminism, disarmament, and the Palestinian issue. As a novelist, she made a great impression with Niets te verliezen en toch bang (1978, Nothing to Lose Yet Afraid) and Nee, heb je (1985, Take It or Leave It; Aspects of Being Ill), outspoken and personal accounts of her divorce and incurable disease respectively. Mijn beter ik (1991, The Better Me) about her secretive relationship with Simon Carmiggelt, caused a commotion after her death. |
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