Renate Dorrestein
Dutch author, journalist, feminist
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| Intro | Dutch author, journalist, feminist | |||
| Places | Netherlands | |||
| was | Writer Novelist Screenwriter Journalist Activist Feminist | |||
| Work field | Activism Film, TV, Stage & Radio Journalism Literature | |||
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| Birth | 25 January 1954, Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||
| Death | 4 May 2018Aerdenhout, Netherlands (aged 64 years) | |||
| Star sign | Aquarius | |||
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Biography
Renate Maria Dorrestein (25 January 1954 – 4 May 2018) was a Dutch writer, journalist and feminist. She started working as a junior journalist for the Dutch magazines Libelle and Panorama. During the period 1977 - 1982 she published in Het Parool, Viva, Onkruid and Opzij. Dorrestein published her first novel (Buitenstaanders) in 1983. Her sister's suicide had a great influence on her books. Dorrestein won the Annie Romein prize in 1993 for her complete body of work. A lot of Dorrestein's books were translated, and they were sold in 14 countries.
In September 2017 Dorrestein publicly announced that she was suffering from esophageal cancer. She died on 4 May 2018 at the age of 64.