Item Description: |
"A substantially similar novel entitled Drijflijk c1993 was previously published in Dutch"--T.p. verso. |
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Physical Description: |
265 p. ; 20 cm. |
ISBN: |
1569470162 |
Author Notes: |
He traveled extensively, both geographically and philosophically, his adventures ranging from being a motorcycle gang member to a Buddhist, a real estate salesman in Australia to an exporter in Holland. He was a police officer in Amsterdam from 1966 to 1975 and his crime novels featuring detectives Grijpstra and De Gier were based on his experiences. He also wrote a trilogy based on the time he spent at a Japanese Zen Buddhist monastery and wrote children's books about a porcupine named Hugh Pine. In 1984, he received the French Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. He died on July 4, 2008 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) |