Gerbrand Bakker

Birthday:

04/28/1962

Place of birth:

Wieringerwaard, The Netherlands:

Biography:

Gerbrand Bakker is a Dutch writer. He won the International Dublin Literary Award for 'The Twin', the English translation of his novel 'Boven is het stil', and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for 'The Detour', the English translation of his novel 'De omweg'. Both novels were translated by co-winner David Colmer.