Adriaan Roland Holst
1888 - 1976
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Native language: Dutch
Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch
Award received: P.C. Hooft Award, Constantijn Huygens Prize, Dutch Literature Prize, Herman Gorterprijs, D.A. Thiemeprijs, Prijs van Amsterdam, Verzetsprijs voor letterkundigen, Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
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Adriaan Roland Holst (Amsterdam, 23 May 1888 – Bergen, North Holland, 5 August 1976) was a Dutch writer, nicknamed the "Prince of Dutch Poets". He was the second winner, in 1948, of the Constantijn Huygens Prize. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. Holst was the nephew of painter Richard Roland Holst and writer Henriette Roland Holst. His extensive oeuvre is characterized by its own solemn style and rich symbolism. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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