''Avenue'' is a former Dutch glossy monthly

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. In its original form it was established in 1965 and shut down in 1994. In 2001 publisher VNU restarted the magazine, but it survived only four issues.

History

In its first era the magazine was influential. Joop Swart served as the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

of the magazine, which attracted writers as culinary journalist

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, photographer Ed van der Elsken and the authors

Jan Cremer Jan Cremer (; born 20 April 1940, Enschede, Netherlands) is a Dutch author, photographer and painter. His best known work is the novel ' ("I, Jan Cremer"; 1964) and the sequel ''Ik, Jan Cremer, tweede boek'' ("I, Jan Cremer, second book"; 1966). ...

W.F. Hermans Willem Frederik Hermans (1 September 1921 – 27 April 1995) was a Dutch author of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, as well as book-length studies, essays, and literary criticism. His most famous works are ''The House of Refuge'' (novella, ...

and

Cees Nooteboom Cees Nooteboom (; born 31 July 1933) is a Dutch novelist, poet and journalist. After the attention received by his novel ''Rituelen'' (''Rituals'', 1980), which received the Pegasus Prize, it was the first of his novels to be translated into ...

. At its height the magazine sold 125,000 copies a month. Its core public were women between 25 and 55 years of age. Its secondary public were men of that age range.Tijdschrift Avenue komt weer terug
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References

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