Literature
Some of the most important and internationally awarded writers are:
16th Century:
- Desiderius Erasmus
17th Century:
- Baruch de Spinoza
- Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
- Joost van den Vondel
19th Century:
- Multatuli
20th Century:
- Louis Couperus
- Martinus Nijhoff
- Simon Vestdijk
- Willem Frederik Hermans
- Gerard Reve
- Harry Mulisch
- Jan Wolkers
- Cees Nooteboom
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