Fritzi Harmsen van Beek | |
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| Born | Frederike Martine ten Harmsen van der Beek June 28, 1927 Blaricum, Netherlands |
| Died | April 4, 2009 (aged 81) Groningen, Netherlands |
| Pen name | Fritzi Harmsen van der Beek, among others |
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| Language | Dutch |
| Notable works | Geachte Muizenpoot en Achttien Andere Gedichten and Neerbraak |
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| Children | 1 |
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Frederike Martine ten Harmsen van der Beek (June 28, 1927 – April 4, 2009), known as Fritzi Harmsen van Beek, was a Dutch writer.
The daughter of the cartoonist Harmsen van der Beek, she became an illustrator and poet, receiving significant attention for her debut collection Geachte Muizenpoot en Achttien Andere Gedichten. Her work, which also included short stories, was noted for its grotesque and subversive elements.
Harmsen van der Beek resented the media's portrayal of her as a wild bohemian, and she retreated for the latter decades of her life to a small village in the far northeast of the Netherlands.