1. Herman Koch's best-selling novel The Dinner has been translated into 21 languages.
10 Facts About Herman Koch
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Herman Koch was born on 5 September 1953 in Arnhem, Netherlands.
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Herman Koch's family moved to Amsterdam when he was two years old.
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Herman Koch went to the Montessori Lyceum Amsterdam from which he was expelled.
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Herman Koch contributed to the comedy show Borat for radio.
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Together with Kees Prins and Michiel Romeyn, Koch created the long-running absurdist and satiric series Jiskefet for television, in which he acted.
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Herman Koch is the author of short stories, novels, and columns.
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Herman Koch's debut was De voorbijganger with short stories.
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In 2005, Herman Koch wrote the text for the Grand Dictation of the Dutch Language.
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Herman Koch's characters are usually highly disagreeable, distrusting and violent, and they often defend questionable morals and extreme views.