Hermine de Graaf | |
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![]() De Graaf (1985) | |
Born | Hermine Jonkers 13 March 1951 Winschoten |
Died | 24 November 2013 Buinen | (aged 62)
Occupation | writer |
Language | Dutch |
Nationality | NL |
Period | 1984-2013 |
Genre | novels, short stories |
Notable awards | Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs |
Hermine de Graaf (13 March 1951 – 24 November 2013) was a Dutch novelist. [1] De Graaf studied Dutch language and literature at the University of Amsterdam and worked as a teacher in Venray. Her debut as a writer was in 1984 with the publication of Een kaart, niet het gebied, a collection of ten short stories. In 1988 De Graaf won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for her novel De regels van het huis.