With Cremer’s dying, the Netherlands loses an icon, “who has profoundly modified artwork and literature,” says De Bezige Bij. “We’re deeply saddened and deeply affected by his dying.”
The author and artist, born in Enschede in 1940, studied on the artwork academies in Arnhem, The Hague and Paris. Cremer made his debut in 1964 with the autobiographical e book Ik Jan Cremer, which precipitated a shock wave, partly because of the express intercourse scenes within the novel. “Nearly all of critics have been shocked by the e book, mother and father forbade their youngsters to learn it. In fact they did, and in massive numbers,” stated De Bezige Bij in regards to the e book, which was translated into many languages and reprinted dozens of occasions.
New novel
Later a second and third e book by Ik Jan Cremer have been printed. Different books by the writer are the three-part The Huns, The Venus of Montparnasse and Made in USA.
Cremer was nonetheless engaged on a brand new novel, his writer confirmed. It’s nonetheless unclear whether or not it will likely be launched.
Award
The writer was additionally identified for his visible arts. His works will be seen at Museum de Fundatie, amongst others.
In 2000, Cremer was appointed knight within the Order of the Netherlands Lion and in 2020 he acquired the Amsterdam Frans Banninck Cocq medal. The latter distinction is awarded to individuals who’ve made a “notably meritorious” contribution to Amsterdam throughout a interval of at the very least twelve years.
