J.J. Voskuil

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J.J. Voskuil was a Dutch writer best known for his monumental, autobiographical novel cycle "Het Bureau," which offers a detailed, ironic portrayal of life inside a government research institute.

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J.J. Voskuil canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch writer
autobiographical novel
human
novel cycle
novelist
author J.J. Voskuil
countryOfCitizenship Netherlands
countryOfOrigin Netherlands
employer Meertens Instituut
linked to: Meertens Institute
familyName Voskuil
fieldOfWork dialectology
folklore
literature
genre autobiographical novel
realist literature
givenName Johannes
hasPart Het Bureau, deel 1: Meneer Beerta
Het Bureau, deel 2: Vuile handen
Het Bureau, deel 3: Plankton
Het Bureau, deel 4: Afgang
Het Bureau, deel 5: En ook weemoedigheid
Het Bureau, deel 6: Het laatste jaar
Het Bureau, deel 7: De dood van Maarten Koning
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
mainSubject government research institute
office life
movement postwar Dutch literature
name J.J. Voskuil
narrativePerspective first-person
nationality Dutch
notableFor detailed portrayal of office life in a research institute
notableWork Afgang
Bij nader inzien
Binnen de huid
De buurman
De dood van Maarten Koning
Het Bureau
Meneer Beerta
Onder andere
Plankton
Requiem voor een vriend
Vuile handen
linked to: Dirty Hands
occupation civil servant
novelist
writer
sexOrGender male
workLocation Amsterdam
writingStyle ironic
realistic

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Multatuli Prize hasAwarded J.J. Voskuil
J.J. Voskuil name J.J. Voskuil
Het Bureau author J.J. Voskuil
subject linked to: J.J. Voskuil