Anthonie "Anton" Koolhaas (16 November 1912 – 16 December 1992) was a Dutch journalist, novelist, and

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Biography

Anthonie Koolhaas was born on 16 November 1912 in Utrecht, Netherlands. He was the son of Teunis Koolhaas and Trijntje de Boer, and he had two elder brothers and an elder sister. He grew up in Utrecht, where the

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family lived. He had little connection with the members of his family and he developed a rich imagination. He wrote his first play at the age of seven.Wam de Moor, 'Koolhaas, Anthonie (1912-1992)', in ''Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland'', http://www.inghist.nl/Onderzoek/Projecten/BWN/lemmata/bwn5/koolhaas (13-03-2008). He attended the hogere burgerschool in Utrecht. Between 1931 and 1935 he attended Utrecht University, studying an individual program related to journalism. He wrote the scenario of the Academy Award-nominated films '' Everyman'' (1963) and ''

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'' (1972), both directed by

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. He is the father of architect

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(1944). He won the Constantijn Huygens Prize for his complete works in 1989 and the

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, a literary oeuvre award, in 1992. He died on 16 December 1992, age 80, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Bibliography

*''De deur'' (1933) *''Stiemer en Stalma'' (1939) *''Poging tot instinct'' (1956) *''Vergeet niet de leeuwen te aaien'' (1957) *''Er zit geen spek in de val'' (1958) *''Gekke Witte'' (1959) *''Een gat in het plafond'' (1960) *''Weg met de vlinders'' (1961) *''Een schot in de lucht'' (1962, "

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geschenk") *''Een pak slaag'' (1963) *''De hond in het lege huis'' (1964) *''Een geur van heiligheid'' (1964) *''Niet doen, Sneeuwwitje'' (1966) *''Vleugels voor een rat'' (1967) Anton Koolhaas & Mies Bouwman

*''Andermans huid'' (1968) *''Ten koste van een hagedis'' (1969) *''Corsetten voor een libel'' (1970) *''Mijn vader inspecteerde iedere avond de Nijl'' (1970) *''Noach'' (1970) *''De nagel achter het behang'' (1972) *''Blaffen zonder onraad'' (1972) *''Vanwege een tere huid'' (1973) *''Een punaise in de voet'' (1974) *''De geluiden van de eerste dag'' (1975) *''Tot waar zal ik je brengen?'' (1976) *''De laatste goendroen'' (1977) *''Een kind in de toren'' (1977) *''Een pak slaag'' (1978) *''Nieuwe maan'' (1978) *''Raadpleeg de meerval'' (1980) *''Een aanzienlijke vertraging'' (1981) *''Liefdes tredmolen en andere dierenverhalen'' (1985) *''Alle dierenverhalen'' (1990)

Filmography

* (1950) * '' Everyman'' (1963) * ''The Voice of the Water'' (1966) * ''

'' (1972) * ''

When the Poppies Bloom Again ''When the Poppies Bloom Again'' ( nl, Dokter Pulder zaait papavers, , lit=Doctor Pulder Sows Poppies) is a 1975 Dutch drama film directed by Bert Haanstra. It is based on the book ''The Nail Behind the Wallpaper'' by Anton Koolhaas. The film wa ...

'' (1975) * ''Mr. Slotter's Jubilee'' (1979) * ''Juliana in Seventy Turbulent Years'' (1979)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koolhaas, Anton 1912 births 1992 deaths Writers from Utrecht (city) Dutch male novelists Dutch male screenwriters Utrecht University alumni Constantijn Huygens Prize winners P. C. Hooft Award winners 20th-century Dutch novelists 20th-century Dutch male writers 20th-century Dutch screenwriters 20th-century Dutch journalists