J. Bernlef
Introduction


**Hendrik Jan Marsman** (14 January 1937 – 29 October 2012\), better known by his pen name, **J. Bernlef**, was a Dutch writer, poet, novelist and translator, much of whose work centres on mental perception of reality and its expression. He won numerous literary awards, including the [Constantijn Huygens Prize](/wiki/Constantijn_Huygens_Prize "Constantijn Huygens Prize") in 1984 and the [P. C. Hooft Award](/wiki/P._C._Hooft_Award "P. C. Hooft Award") in 1994, both of which were for his work as a whole. His book *Hersenschimmen* features on the list of [NRC's Best Dutch novels](/wiki/NRC%27s_Best_Dutch_novels "NRC's Best Dutch novels").


Who won the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1984?