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Renate Dorrestein
Dutch author, journalist, feminist

Renate Dorrestein

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Dutch author, journalist, feminist
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Place of death
Aerdenhout, Netherlands
Age
64 years
Education
International Writing Program
Awards
Opzij Literature prize
(1993)
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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.

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