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Ethel Portnoy was born on 8 March, 1927 in Philadelphia, United States, is a Dutch writer. Discover Ethel Portnoy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

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Occupation Author
Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 8 March, 1927
Birthday 8 March
Birthplace Philadelphia, United States
Date of death 25 May, 2004
Died Place The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality United States

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1927

Ethel Portnoy (March 8, 1927 – May 25, 2004) was a Dutch writer of prose, who wrote essays, columns, short stories, travel stories and several novels.

Ethel Portnoy was born in Philadelphia but grew up in the Bronx in New York City as the daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants.

1929

She married Dutch author Rudy Kousbroek (1929–2010) in 1951.

1950

She took classes in English literature in New York City and learned French in the United States, then departed to Europe in 1950 with a Fulbright for the University of Lyon.

She also studied cultural anthropology and archeology in Paris, with Claude Lévi-Strauss amongst others.

1962

She raised two children and until 1962 she worked at the UNESCO.

She worked for Dutch papers and was published in Randstad, in the weeklies Haagse Post and Vrij Nederland and also in the NRC Handelsblad.

1970

The family moved to The Hague in 1970.

1971

Portnoy debuted as a novelist in 1971 at the age of 44 with the book Steen en Been.

She wrote in English, but considered herself a Dutch writer.

1978

In 1978 Portnoy and Hannemieke Stamperius founded the feminist literary journal Chrysallis.

1979

Since 1979, she worked at the journal Maatstaf.

1980

Her books were translated by her (ex-)husband (they were divorced in the 1980s), their daughter Hepzibah Kousbroek (1954–2009) and by Tinke Davids.

Most of her books were published by Amsterdam publisher Meulenhoff.

The Dutch language is using the term "Broodje Aap" ('monkey sandwich') to refer to urban legends as a result of Portnoy's book with the same title.

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