Jan Wolkers

Jan Hendrik Wolkers was a Dutch writer, sculptor and painter. He became familiar with the novels Back to Oegstgeest (1965) and Turkish fruit (1969). He refused several prizes, including the Constantijn Huygens Prize (awarded in 1982) and the P.C. Hooft Prize (1989). In spite of his great reputation as a writer, Wolkers has always indicated that he felt himself primarily a sculptor.