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De wording van Gerrit Komrij. Een biografisch portret is a short biography of the Dutch author Gerrit Komrij. It describes only five years of the life of Komrij, between 1963 to 1968.

As for the literary side of Komrij's development during this period, the book describes how Komrij wrote and published his early poetry. There is also mention of the writing of his first novel, De lange oren van Midas and his failure to find a publisher.

Remarkably, Komrij met his lifelong partner, Charles Hofman, very early after his arrival in Amsterdam. The book describes how they became estranged and separated for about a year, while Komrij lived on the island of Crete, where he completed his first novel, and how they came back together upon his return to Holland.

The book is also of interest to readers interested in the history of gay life in the Netherlands during the early years.… (más)