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Under the alias Samuel Montag, a pseudonym he took from a British banking house, he writes ruminations on everyday aspects of life. A frequent New York resident, he often voices exasperation at modern phenomena such as advertising, linguistic deterioration, free market ideology and growing car
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In 1960, as the paper’s junior foreign editor, he went to the United States in the US State Department’s Jointly Sponsored Journalists project, that organised placement of foreign journalists with American provincial newspapers. He followed a course in journalism at the
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of Dutch journalism. In 1999 he was named Dutch "Journalist of the century" in a nationwide poll among his peers. He once described himself as belonging to the "anarcho-liberal community", though his political orientation is that of the secular center of society.
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occupation had been going on for several days. On the night of 3 November he heard the Russian tanks arrive in the capital and witnessed the surrender of the resistance. Hofland later declared “I knew that freedom had lost and that the West wouldn't help.”
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He died at the age of 88 in June 2016. His columns and essays have been collected in some 30 books. He also published several novels and short stories. One of his favourite authors was the journalist
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and in particular the "anguish of Dutch authorities." He wrote the book out of anger and frustration about the Dutch cover-up culture in politics and business.
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speak, an experience he remembered as “flamboyant, unforgettable”. Although he shook Kennedy’s hand, he was too shy to ask a question at the time.
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Networks of empire: the US State Department's Foreign Leader Program in the Netherlands, France, and Britain 1950-1970
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As a freelance journalist he continued to publish articles, essays and reports for
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1999 - ‘Dutch journalist of the century’ in a nationwide poll among his peers.
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as well as persistence and continuity, evidence of an iron discipline".
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Dutch Culture in a European Perspective: 1950, prosperity and welfare
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Dutch Culture in a European Perspective: 1950, prosperity and welfare
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instructed Hofland to the practice of journalism; he worked with
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ownership. From 2002 he also writes a column for the weekly
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Hofland received among others the following awards:
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Hofland 484: 448: 428:"Journalist Henk Hofland (88) overleden" 420: 392: 300: 156: 674:Schuyt, Kees, & Ed Taverne (2004). 546: 511: 802:21st-century Dutch short story writers 797:20th-century Dutch short story writers 724: 622:Journalist Henk Hofland (88) overleden 549:"Constandse, Anton Levien (1899-1985)" 461:'Groot kanon' inspireert niet iedereen 294:, the Dutch-Indonesian dispute about 139: 607:Vastberaden, maar soepel en met mate 553:Biografish Woordenboek van Nederland 315:Vastberaden, maar soepel en met mate 463:, NRC Handelsblad, 17 December 1999 338: 313:he made the television documentary 13: 540: 234: 171:German invasion of the Netherlands 14: 833: 710: 277: 45:Hendrik Johannes Adrianus Hofland 680:, Assen: Uitgeverij Van Gorcum, 218:In October 1956 Hofland went to 822:21st-century Dutch male writers 747:20th-century Dutch male writers 655: 612: 597: 584: 286:. In 1972 he published a book, 176:In 1946 he started to study at 782:Dutch male short story writers 559: 508:, NRC Handelsblad, 5 July 2002 1: 386: 242:Pennsylvania State University 752:21st-century Dutch novelists 742:20th-century Dutch novelists 265:Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant 178:Nyenrode Business University 7: 292:decolonization of Indonesia 169:on 14 May 1940, during the 10: 838: 787:P. C. Hooft Award winners 643:. maastrichtuniversity.nl 481:, Trouw, 16 December 2010 350: 125:Hendrik Johannes Adrianus 111: 103: 85: 66: 40: 28: 21: 699:, Brussels: Peter Lang, 528:Biografie H.J.A. Hofland 436:(in Dutch). 21 June 2016 777:Dutch newspaper editors 195:s foreign desk. At the 812:21st-century essayists 807:20th-century essayists 792:Writers from Rotterdam 590:Schuyt & Taverne, 332:De Groene Amsterdammer 306: 547:De Jong, R. (2013) . 304: 157:Early life and career 817:Dutch male novelists 305:Henk Hofland in 2009 244:and worked with the 191:Algemeen Handelsblad 161:Hofland was born in 137:Dutch pronunciation: 167:bombing of the city 762:Dutch commentators 691:Scott-Smith, Giles 579:Networks of empire 533:2012-03-19 at the 504:2009-07-03 at the 413:2012-10-16 at the 307: 772:Dutch journalists 705:978-90-5201-256-8 609:, Beeld en Geluid 566:Hungary 1956-2006 376:P. C. Hooft Award 367:Gouden Ganzenveer 122: 121: 116:P. C. Hooft Award 104:Years active 829: 757:Dutch columnists 668: 663: 659: 653: 652: 650: 648: 637: 631: 620: 616: 610: 605: 601: 595: 588: 582: 575: 569: 563: 557: 556: 544: 538: 526: 522: 509: 497: 493: 482: 477: 473: 464: 459: 455: 446: 445: 443: 441: 424: 418: 405: 361:Anne Frank Prize 345:Curzio Malaparte 339:Legacy and death 321:in 1974 for the 268:(NRC), becoming 249:Tribune-Democrat 201:Anton Constandse 143: 138: 73: 54: 52: 33: 19: 18: 16:Dutch journalist 837: 836: 832: 831: 830: 828: 827: 826: 767:Dutch essayists 722: 721: 713: 671: 661: 660: 656: 646: 644: 639: 638: 634: 627:NRC Handelsblad 618: 617: 613: 603: 602: 598: 589: 585: 576: 572: 564: 560: 545: 541: 535:Wayback Machine 524: 523: 512: 506:Wayback Machine 495: 494: 485: 475: 474: 467: 457: 456: 449: 439: 437: 426: 425: 421: 415:Wayback Machine 406: 393: 389: 353: 341: 284:NRC Handelsblad 280: 271:NRC Handelsblad 253:John F. Kennedy 237: 235:Editor in chief 205:Hans van Mierlo 180:, where he met 159: 136: 81: 75: 71: 62: 56: 50: 48: 47: 46: 36: 35:Hofland in 1964 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 835: 825: 824: 819: 814: 809: 804: 799: 794: 789: 784: 779: 774: 769: 764: 759: 754: 749: 744: 739: 734: 720: 719: 712: 711:External links 709: 708: 707: 688: 670: 669: 654: 632: 630:, 21 June 2016 611: 596: 583: 570: 558: 539: 510: 483: 465: 447: 419: 390: 388: 385: 384: 383: 372: 369: 363: 352: 349: 340: 337: 311:New Journalism 288:Tegels Lichten 279: 278:New Journalism 276: 236: 233: 182:Willem Oltmans 158: 155: 150:éminence grise 146:H.J.A. 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Index


Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Journalist
columnist
essayist
P. C. Hooft Award
[ˈɦɛndrɪkjoːˈɦɑnəsaːdriˈjaːnʏsɦɛŋkˈɦɔflɑnt]
éminence grise
Rotterdam
bombing of the city
German invasion of the Netherlands
Nyenrode Business University
Willem Oltmans
Amsterdam
Algemeen Handelsblad
Anton Constandse
Hans van Mierlo
Jan Blokker
Harry Mulisch
Budapest
revolution
Soviet
Pennsylvania State University
Johnstown
Tribune-Democrat
John F. Kennedy
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
NRC Handelsblad
decolonization of Indonesia

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