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Jos den Bekker

Author of The Origin of Species

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About the Author

Includes the names: Jos den Bekker, Jos den Bekker

Associated Works

The Origin of Species (1859) — Translator, some editions — 16,521 copies, 132 reviews
The English Patient (1992) — Translator, some editions — 12,559 copies, 188 reviews
Lullaby (2002) — Translator, some editions — 8,779 copies, 90 reviews
Diary: A Novel (2003) — Translator, some editions — 7,292 copies, 91 reviews
Salt: A World History (2002) — Translator, some editions — 6,899 copies, 180 reviews
The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics (1989) — Translator, some editions — 3,441 copies, 29 reviews
Awakenings (1973) — Translator, some editions — 2,728 copies, 27 reviews
Barney's Version (1997) — Translator, some editions — 1,998 copies, 40 reviews
Communion (1987) — Translator, some editions — 1,406 copies, 23 reviews
Life Class (2007) — Translator, some editions — 1,098 copies, 55 reviews
The Nature of Space and Time (1996) — Translator, some editions — 809 copies, 7 reviews
The Anatomy of a Moment: Thirty-Five Minutes in History and Imagination (2009) — Translator, some editions — 709 copies, 42 reviews
Double Vision (2003) — Translator, some editions — 514 copies, 17 reviews
Mercator: The Man Who Mapped the Planet (2002) — Translator, some editions — 512 copies, 14 reviews
Telling Tales (2004) — Translator, some editions — 373 copies, 2 reviews
With Speed and Violence: Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate Change (2007) — Translator, some editions — 269 copies, 12 reviews
All Men Are Liars (2008) — Translator, some editions — 206 copies, 9 reviews
The Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Mathematics (Penguin Mathematics) (1997) — Translator, some editions — 151 copies, 1 review
The Distance Between Us (2015) — Translator, some editions — 74 copies, 3 reviews
The Storm (2014) — Translator, some editions — 58 copies, 4 reviews
Love and Honor (1980) — Translator, some editions — 41 copies
Music of another world (1989) — Translator, some editions — 40 copies, 1 review
De grote Winkler Prins wereldatlas (1987) — Translator, some editions — 18 copies
War and Passion (1981) — Translator, some editions — 16 copies, 1 review
Fate and Dreams (1981) — Translator, some editions — 13 copies
Hope and Glory (1982) — Translator, some editions — 12 copies
Rage and Desire (1982) — Translator, some editions — 11 copies
Fortune and Fury (1984) — Translator, some editions — 6 copies
The Rejection [short story] (2003) — Translator, some editions — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Bekker, Jos den
Legal name
Bekker, Jos den
Other names
BEKKER, Jos DEN
Birthdate
1946
Gender
male
Occupations
translator
Nationality
Nederland
Places of residence
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Associated Place (for map)
Amsterdam, Netherlands

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