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Sprache: Niederländisch / Holländisch

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Bemerkungen: Postkarte von Jan Donkers bildseitig mit schwarzem Edding signiert /// Autogramm Autograph signiert signed signee /// Jan Donkers (15 June 1943 – 19 April 2026) was a Dutch journalist, radio presenter and writer who became known for his long association with VPRO.[1][2][3] Life and career Donkers was born in Amsterdam and grew up in Amsterdam-Noord. He studied sociology at the University of Amsterdam and served on the editorial staff of Propria Cures between 1965 and 1966.[1][3] In the 1960s, Donkers worked as a pop music critic for de Volkskrant and an editor of the underground weekly Aloha/Hitweek. In that period, he interviewed musicians such as Frank Zappa, John Lennon and Janis Joplin.[1] At VPRO, together with Wim Noordhoek, he helped launch De Joe Blow Show, and later presented programmes such as Gonzo Radio, Gonzo's Last Stand and Gonzo's Return.[2][4] His nickname "Gonzo" referred to the style of gonzo journalism associated with Hunter S. Thompson.[2] As an author, Donkers made his prose debut with Opgeruimde verhalen in 1973. From 1974, he was a co-editor of De Revisor. His books included Amerika, Amerika (1982) and the novel Donkeyville USA (1994). He also wrote Zo dicht bij Amsterdam, a journalistic book about Amsterdam-Noord, and translated work by F. Scott Fitzgerald.[1][3] He also contributed to publications including De Groene Amsterdammer, Haagse Post and Nieuwe Revu.[1] Later in his career, Donkers recorded more than 100 audiobooks. He continued broadcasting into his eighties; after leaving VPRO, his final radio programme was Gonzo's Return on NH Gooi.[1] /// Standort Wimregal GAD-30.238