Hendrik Groen is the pseudonym of Peter de Smet (born 1954), a Dutch writer. He is the author of the 2014 book Pogingen iets van het leven te maken: Het geheime dagboek van Hendrik Groen, 83¼ jaar (The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old), and its 2016 sequel Zolang er Leven is: Het nieuwe geheime dagboek van Hendrik Groen, 85 jaar. Both books won the Audience Award for the Dutch Book. In 2026 he wrote the 'boekenweekgeschenk', titled Piaggio.
Hendrik Groen
Author details
- Aliases:
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Peter de Smet
- Born:
- July 23, 1954
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Hendrik Groen is the pseudonym of Peter de Smet (born 1954), a Dutch writer. He is the author of the 2014 book Pogingen iets van het leven te maken: Het geheime dagboek van Hendrik Groen, 83¼ jaar (The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old), and its 2016 sequel Zolang er Leven is: Het nieuwe geheime dagboek van Hendrik Groen, 85 jaar. Both books won the Audience Award for the Dutch Book. In 2026 he wrote the 'boekenweekgeschenk', titled Piaggio.
