Gerbrand Bakker | |
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| Born | 28 April 1962 Wieringerwaard, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Gardener |
| Notable works | The Twin, The Detour |
| Notable awards | International Dublin Literary Award 2010 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013 |
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Gerbrand Bakker (born 28 April 1962) 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.