Michiel van Kempen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Michiel van Kempen

Dutch writer, art historian and literary critic

Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1957

Place of Birth: Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, university teacher, art historian, literary critic, children's writer, surinamist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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.