Gerda Blees (born 1985) is a

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writer. She published her first book in 2017, a short story collection titled ''Aan doodgaan dachten we niet'' (''We Didn’t Think About Dying''). In 2018, she published her first volume of poetry, ''Dwaallichten'' (''Wandering Lights''). Blees won the

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in 2021 for her debut novel ''WIJ ZIJN LICHT'' (''WE ARE LIGHT''). She studied fine arts at the

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in Amsterdam, and now lives in Haarlem.

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