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Carl Friedman

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Carl Friedman
Born
Carolina Klop

29 April 1952
Died27 March 2020(2020-03-27) (aged 67)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
OccupationAuthor

Carl Friedman, pseudonym of Carolina Klop (29 April 1952 – 27 March 2020) was a Dutch author.[1][2]

Biography

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Friedman grew up in Eindhoven, in a catholic family.[2] She became interested in World War II from a young age. She began collecting war documents at 15. Her interest may have been driven by the fact that her father was a resistance fighter and interned at Sachsenhausen concentration camp prior to liberation.

After her secondary studies, Friedman began working as a translator and interpreter. She moved to Breda, and worked at a daily newspaper called De Stem. She began her writing career in 1991 with the novel Nightfather, which became a success and was adapted for television in 1995.[3] It has been translated into many languages.

Books

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  • Nightfather (1991)
  • The Shovel and the Loom (1993)
  • The Gray Lover (2003)
  • Wie heeft de meeste joden (2004)

References

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  1. ^ "Carl Friedman overleden". Voorwaarden (in Dutch). 30 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Etty, Elsbeth (2010). "The Writer as Fictional Figure: Carl Friedman". In Bel, Jacqueline; Vaessens, Thomas (eds.). Women's Writing from the Low Countries 1880-2010: An Anthology. Amsterdam University Press. pp. 209–. ISBN 978-90-8964-193-9.
  3. ^ "Tralievader". IMDb.