Jan Brokken
Author · 18 books
A well-known journalist, Jan Brokken made his debut as a writer in 1984 with the largely autobiographical novel De provincie (The Province), the story of a youth spent in the countryside, which was made into a successful film. He has published gripping travel books about, among others, Africa, Indonesia and Curaçao, and is the author of the acclaimed and bestselling novels De blinde passagiers (The Blind Passengers, 1996), De droevige kampioen (The Sad Champion, 1998) and Jungle Rudy (2006). His work, which has been translated into several languages, has been compared in the international press to that of Graham Greene and Bruce Chatwin.
Series
Books
The Rainbird
A Central African Journey
1997
Anime baltiche
2010
De tuinen van Buitenzorg
2021
Jungle Rudy
The Story of the Legendary Adventurer Who Opened Up the Venezuelen Jungle
1999
De vergelding. Een dorp in tijden van oorlog
2013
The Just
how six unlikely heroes saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust
2018
The Cossack Garden
2015
De zee van vroeger
1986
Bagliori a San Pietroburgo
2016
Paesi baltici
2023
De kampschilders
2022
Nella casa del pianista
2008
Mijn kleine waanzin
2004
Voel maar
2001
Stedevaart
2020
Mata Hari
de waarheid achter een legende
1975
De ontdekking van Holland
2024
De droevige kampioen
1997
