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'''Ferdinand Bordewijk''' (10 October 1884 – 28 April 1965) was a Dutch author. His style, which is terse and symbolic, is considered to belong to [[New Objectivity]] and [[magic realism]]. He was awarded the [[P.C. Hooft Award|P. C. Hooft Award]] in 1953 and the [[Constantijn Huygens Prize]] in 1957. He wrote novels and short stories; of his novels, his 1938 ''[[Character (novel)|Character]]'' is canonical in the Netherlands, and was the basis for ''[[Character (1997 film)|a 1997 film of the same name]]''.<ref>[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_ves001199801_01/_ves001199801_01_0022.php Hans Anten, ''Het non plus ultra in Nederlands proza. S. Vestdijk en F. Bordewijk over elkaar'']; In: ''Het oog van de meester. Vestdijk-jaarboek 1998''. Amsterdam 1998, pp. 98–110. In Dutch.</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Ferdinand Bordewijk was born in [[Amsterdam]], and moved with his family to [[The Hague]] when he was ten. He studied law at [[Leiden University]]. After graduation, he worked first at a [[Rotterdam]] law firm and became an independent lawyer in [[Schiedam]] in 1919, remaining an inhabitant of The Hague all of his life. He was married to the composer [[Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman]]. He wrote the [[libretto]] for her opera ''Rotonde'' (1941).<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IvoQQU1QL_QC&q=Johanna+Bordewijk-Roepman+%281892%E2%80%931971%29&pg=PA75 |title=The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers |first1=Julie Anne |last1=Sadie |first2=Rhian |last2=Samuel |year=1994 |isbn=9780393034875 |access-date=30 January 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Works==<br />
His first published work was a volume of poetry titled ''{{Lang|nl|Paddestoelen}}'' ("Mushrooms") under the pseudonym Ton Ven. It was not particularly well received.<br />
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His breakthrough came with the short novels ''{{lang|nl|Blokken}}'' ("Blocks", 1931), ''{{lang|nl|Knorrende Beesten}}'' ("Growling Animals", 1933) and ''Bint'' (1934), later frequently published together as a set of three, followed by the longer works ''{{lang|nl|Rood paleis}}'' ("Red Palace", 1936) and ''{{lang|nl|Karakter}}'' (1938, translated into English as ''[[Character (novel)|Character]]'' in 1966). ''{{lang|nl|Blokken}}'' was a [[dystopia]]n work which was perceived as a criticism of [[communism]]. It is comparable to [[Aldous Huxley]]'s ''[[Brave New World]]'', which appeared one year later and which Bordewijk deemed to be junk ("{{Lang|nl|een enorme prul}}").{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
[[File:Bordewijk4.jpg|thumb|''{{Lang|nl|Knorrende Beesten}}'' (1934)]]<br />
[[File:Bordewijk3.jpg|thumb|''{{Lang|nl|Blokken}}'' (1931)]]<br />
[[File:Bordewijk2.jpg|thumb|Bint (1934)]]<br />
*1916 – ''{{Lang|nl|Paddestoelen}}'' (under the pseudonym Ton Ven)<br />
*1918 – ''{{Lang|nl|Een koning van de frase}}'' (A king of the phrase) in: Groot Nederland<br />
*1919 – {{Lang|nl|Fantastische vertellingen, verhalen}} (Fantastic tales), short stories<br />
*1923 – {{Lang|nl|Fantastische vertellingen, tweede bundel}} (Fantastic tales II), short stories<br />
*1924 – {{Lang|nl|Fantastische vertellingen, derde bundel}} (Fantastic tales III), short stories<br />
*1931 – ''{{Lang|nl|Blokken}}'' (Cubes), novel<br />
*1933 – {{Lang|nl|Knorrende beesten; de roman van een parkeerseizoen}} (novel)<br />
*1934 – {{Lang|nl|Bint, de roman van een zender}} (novel)<br />
*1935 – {{Lang|nl|De laatste eer, grafrede}} (The last honor, eulogy)<br />
*1935 – {{Lang|nl|'t Ongure Huissens}}<br />
*1936 – {{Lang|nl|Rood paleis; ondergang van een eeuw}} (Red palace, downfall of the century)<br />
*1936 – {{Lang|nl|IJzeren agaven; studie in zwart met kleuren}}<br />
*1937 – {{Lang|nl|De wingerdrank}} (short stories)<br />
*1938 – {{Lang|nl|Karakter; roman van zoon en vader}} (novel); English translation: ''Character'', from Dutch by E. M. Prince; London, Peter Owen, 1966, etc. Filmed as [[Character (1997 film)|1997 Dutch/Belgian film]], directed by Mike van Diem.<br />
*1940 – {{Lang|nl|De Korenharp}}<br />
*1940 – {{Lang|nl|Drie toneelstukken}} (Three plays)<br />
*1941 – ''Apollyon''<br />
*1946 – {{Lang|nl|Eiken van Dodona}} (Oaks of Dodona)<br />
*1946 – {{Lang|nl|Veuve Vesuvius}}<br />
*1947 – {{Lang|nl|Bij gaslicht}} (By gaslight)<br />
*1947 – {{Lang|nl|Vijf fantastische vertellingen}} (Five fantastic tales)<br />
*1948 – {{Lang|nl|Noorderlicht}}<br />
*1948 – {{Lang|nl|Plato's dood, symfonisch gedicht}} (Plato's death, symphonic poem)<br />
*1948 – {{Lang|nl|Rotonde}} (opera)<br />
*1949 – {{Lang|nl|Blokken, Knorrende beesten}}'', Bint'' (Cubes, grunting animals, Bint), compilation<br />
*1949 – {{Lang|nl|Het eiberschild}}<br />
*1949 – {{Lang|nl|Nachtelijk paardengetrappel}}<br />
*1949 – {{Lang|nl|Zwanenpolder; twintig verhalen}}<br />
*1950 – {{Lang|nl|Vertellingen van generzijds}} (Tales from the other side)<br />
*1951 – {{Lang|nl|De korenharp, nieuwe reeks}}<br />
*1951 – {{Lang|nl|Studiën in volksstructuur}}<br />
*1952 – {{Lang|nl|De doopvont}}<br />
*1954 – {{Lang|nl|Haagse mijmeringen}}<br />
*1954 – {{Lang|nl|Mevrouw en meneer Richebois; twintig korte verhalen}} (Misses and mister Richebois; twenty short stories)<br />
*1955 – {{Lang|nl|Arenlezing uit De korenharp}} (compendium)<br />
*1955 – {{Lang|nl|Bloesemtak}}<br />
*1955 – {{Lang|nl|Onderweg naar Beacons; twaalf korte verhalen}}<br />
*1956 – {{Lang|nl|Geachte confrère; splendeurs en misères van het beroep van advocaat}}<br />
*1956 – {{Lang|nl|Halte Noordstad; vermeerderd met drie eenacters en een monoloog}} (play)<br />
*1956 – {{Lang|nl|Tien verhalen}} (Ten stories)<br />
*1957 – {{Lang|nl|Idem; tien parodieën}} (Idem; ten parodies)<br />
*1958 – {{Lang|nl|De aktentas, tien korte verhalen}}<br />
*1959 – {{Lang|nl|De zigeuners; twaalf korte verhalen en een schets}} (The gypsies; twelve short stories and a sketch)<br />
*1960 – {{Lang|nl|Centrum van stilte; vijf verhalen}} (Centre of silence; five stories)<br />
*1961 – {{Lang|nl|Tijding van ver}} (Faraway tidings)<br />
*1961 – {{Lang|nl|Paddestoelen (raad in) rijm}} (under the pseudonym Ton Ven)<br />
*1964 – {{Lang|nl|Lente; zeven verhalen}} (Spring, seven stories)<br />
*1964 – {{Lang|nl|Jade, jaspis en de jitterbug}} (under the pseudonym Ton Ven)<br />
*1965 – {{Lang|nl|De Golbertons}}<br />
*1981 – {{Lang|nl|Dreverhaven en Katadreuffe}}<br />
*1982 – {{Lang|nl|Zeven fantastische vertellingen; nagelaten feuilletons}} (Seven fantastic tales)<br />
*1982–1991 – {{Lang|nl|Verzameld werk}} (Complete works, thirteen parts)<br />
*1983 – {{Lang|nl|Vijf kleine verhalen}} (Five little stories)<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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* Augustinus P. Dierick: "Aspects of Myth in Ferdinand Bordewijk's Karakter. In: The Low Countries: Multidisciplinary Studies (ed. Margriet Bruijn Lacy). Lanham, New York, London: University Press of America, 1990, 147-155.<br />
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