Michiel van Kempen
Michiel van Kempen | |
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Michiel van Kempen | |
| Born | Michaël Henricus Gertrudis van Kempen 4 April 1957 Oirschot, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Writer, art historian and literary critic |
| Language | Dutch |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Michaël Henricus Gertrudis (Michiel) van Kempen (born 4 April 1957) is a Dutch writer, art historian and literary critic. He has written novels, short stories, essays, travel literature and scenarios. He was the compiler of a huge range of anthologies of Dutch-Caribbean literature (Suriname, Netherlands Antilles) and wrote an extensive history of the literature of Suriname, in two volumes.