Jan Brokken

Jan Brokken is a writer of fiction, travel, and literary nonfiction. He gained international fame with The Rainbird , The Blind Passengers , My Little Madness , In the House of the Poet , The Reprisal , The Cossack Garden , and Baltic Souls , and his books have been translated into twenty languages. Brokken has won numerous prizes for his work, including the Golden Quill 2023 (a prize for his significant contribution to Dutch writing and culture) and the Bruce Chatwin Lifetime Achievement...See more

Jan Brokken is a writer of fiction, travel, and literary nonfiction. He gained international fame with The Rainbird , The Blind Passengers , My Little Madness , In the House of the Poet , The Reprisal , The Cossack Garden , and Baltic Souls , and his books have been translated into twenty languages. Brokken has won numerous prizes for his work, including the Golden Quill 2023 (a prize for his significant contribution to Dutch writing and culture) and the Bruce Chatwin Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 for his entire oeuvre. Four of his books have been made into movies; two are in production. See less