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Leon de Winter is a Dutch author, screenwriter, and columnist. He was born on 24 February 1954 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. He is best known for his novels, which have been translated into more than twenty languages. He has also written several plays, screenplays, and columns for Dutch newspapers. De Winter studied philosophy at the University of Amsterdam and worked as a journalist for the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad. He has written several novels, including The Discovery of Heaven (1991), which was adapted into a feature film in 2001. His other works include The Miracle of Amsterdam (1996), The Last Word (1999), and The Assault (2006). De Winter has won several awards, including the AKO Literature Prize in 1991 and the Libris Literature Prize in 2006. He has also been nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Booker Prize. As of 2021, Leon de Winter's net worth is estimated to be approximately $2 million.

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Age 70 years old
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Born 24 February, 1954
Birthday 24 February
Birthplace Den Bosch, Netherlands
Nationality Netherlands

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2014

Most of these works feature protagonists searching—in particular, for a Jewish identity. These attempts to bring order out of chaos are a result of discontent with seemingly empty and aimless lives.

2007

On 26 December 2007, de Winter announced a stop to his political writings on blogs and magazines and that he was considering a one-year sabbatical with his family to California. One year turned into three years and he moved back to the Netherlands and he started writing for Dutch and German newspapers again.

1997

De Winter's latest novels are De hemel van Hollywood, which was published in 1997, God's Gym, which was published in 2002, and Het recht op terugkeer, published in 2008.

1995

In 1995 De Winter wrote Zionoco, the story of a rabbi, who has lost his faith, and is searching for his Jewish roots. In the same year, his book Serenade was published as the "Boekenweekgeschenk".

1991

Hoffman's honger was followed in 1991 by the novel Supertex. In 1992 the novel De ruimte van Sokolov was published. Just like Hoffman's honger, De ruimte van Sokolov is a literary thriller, this time set in Israel.

1990

In 1990 the novel Hoffman's honger was published. Hoffman's honger is a literary thriller set in Prague.

1986

In 1986 the novel Kaplan was published. The protagonist of this novel is a writer who is searching for the truth about birth, love and death.

1982

Until 1982 De Winter also wrote reviews for the weekly magazine Vrij Nederland.

1981

His first successful novel was Zoeken naar Eileen W (1981). A film version of this was made by Rudolf van den Berg. In 1981 De Winter also wrote Place de la Bastille.

1979

He directed three films, De Verwording van Herman Dürer, De grens, between 1979 and 1993. The film De grens was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.

1954

Leon de Winter (born 24 February 1954) is a Dutch writer and columnist.

Leon de Winter was born on 24 February 1954 in Den Bosch, in the southern Netherlands. He grew up in a Jewish orthodox family and attended a grammar school in Den Bosch. After his graduation he attended the academy of Bavaria Film Studios in Munich and the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam. However, the Film Academy was much criticised by De Winter and he left the Film Academy in 1978 without a degree.