Israël Querido: Quick Facts

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Born	October 1, 1872 • Amsterdam • Netherlands
Died	August 5, 1932 (aged 59) • Amsterdam • Netherlands
Notable Works	“De Jordaan” • “Toil of Men”
Movement / Style	naturalism

Aernout Drost

Dutch author

Van Lennep, detail of an oil painting by Johan Georg Schwartze; in a private collection

Jacob van Lennep

Dutch writer

Lodewijk van Deyssel

Dutch author

Hendrik Conscience

Belgian novelist

Cyriel Buysse

Belgian writer

Paul Adam

French author

Cees Nooteboom

Dutch author

Harry Mulisch

Dutch author

Hella S. Haasse

Dutch author

Gerard Reve

Dutch author

Betje Wolff

Dutch author

Agatha Deken, detail of an engraving by L. Portman after a drawing by A. Teerlink after a painting by P. Groenia

Aagje Deken

Dutch author

Multatuli

Dutch author

Frederik Willem van Eeden

Dutch author and physician

Jo van Ammers-Küller

Dutch author

Willem Frederik Hermans

Dutch author

Maria Dermoût

Dutch author

Edgar du Perron

Dutch writer and critic

Couperus, engraving by T. Kerstel after a portrait by H.J. Haverman

Louis Marie Anne Couperus

Dutch author

Simon Vestdijk

Dutch writer

Israël Querido: Quick Facts

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