Rudy Kousbroek | |
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| Born | Herman Rudolf Kousbroek 1 November 1929 Pematang Siantar, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 4 April 2010 (aged 80) Leiden, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Poet, translator, writer, essayist |
| Nationality | Dutch |
Herman Rudolf "Rudy" Kousbroek (1 November 1929 – 4 April 2010) was a Dutch poet, translator, writer and first of all essayist. He was a prominent figure in Dutch cultural life between 1950 and 2010 and one of the most outspoken atheists in the Netherlands. In 1975 he was awarded the P.C. Hooft Prize for his essays.
His principal work is the book Het Oostindisch kampsyndroom (The East Indian Camp Syndrome), a compilation of critical essays that are in one way or the other related to the Dutch East Indies and clearly show his admiration for Dutch Indo-Eurasian authors like E. du Perron, Tjalie Robinson, Beb Vuyk as well as Indonesian intellectual Sutan Sjahrir.[1]
- ^ Topics covered include chapters on colonial mentality, Japanese occupation, post colonial trauma, nostalgia, Dutch and Indonesian literature (Sutan Sjahrir, E. du Perron, Beb Vuyk) and many more. See: Kousbroek, Rudy Het Oostindisch kampsyndroom. (Publisher: Olympus, 2005) ISBN 978-90-467-0203-1 OCLC 66435443