Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Journalist H.J.A. Hofland (88) deceased – NU.nl

Reported NRC Tuesday. About the cause of death makes the newspaper not known.

Hofland was named Journalist of the Century in 1999. Born Dutchman was editor of the Algemeen Handelsblad , wrote dozens of books, was a columnist for NRC and The Green Amsterdammer and was a frequent guest on radio programs .

The Dutch press award Tile is named nto Hofland book Tiles lights . In 2011 Hofland received the P.C. Hooft Prize, one of the most important literary prizes in the Netherlands.

“No one in this country has the past sixty years so close and yet so distant, so scrupulous and at the same time with so much sprezzatura and with an iron discipline witness perseverance and continuity probed the social situation, “the jury wrote at the time.



Energy

In an interview with NRC which appeared last June 11., Hofland said he wrote his life mostly for fun. ”

“You know what the strange thing is your life your energy runs out I used to think:. Come, I will again write a novel and then you clear the subject or not, but always..: . Why tap write pieces for fun I can imagine that you are tired of your life Jeezis, rise again “

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‘Monument’

Peter Vandermeersch, editor of NRC , the newspaper Hofland until his death it worked, called him “a man you can call without exaggeration one of the landmarks of our newspaper. “

the editors of the Green Amsterdammer from her grief at his website and refers to a profile on Hofland.

By: NU.nl

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