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1983 - present bergen aan zee dutch augustus 16 december 1946 novella novel adriaan.vandis.jpg adriaan van dis
 adriaan van dis
adriaan van dis

adriaan van dis -lrb- bergen aan zee , 16 december 1946 -rrb- is a dutch author , with indo -lrb- eurasian -rrb- roots , residing in france .
van dis debuted in 1983 with the novella `` nathan sid '' .
in 1995 his book `` indische duinen '' -lrb- `` my father 's war '' -rrb- , which in its narrative is a follow up to his debut novella , was also awarded several prestigious literary awards .
he is also known as the host of his own award winning television talkshow named `` hier is ... adriaan van dis '' , that lasted from 1983 to 1992 and several successful award winning television documentaries .
with the publication of his indies inspired compilation book `` de indie boeken '' -lrb- `` the indies books '' -rrb- in 2012 , van dis establishes himself as one of the most significant second generation authors of dutch indies literature .
