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Frida Vogels, Reclusive Author of 'De Harde Kern,' Dies at 96

Summary by That Eric Alper
Frida Vogels, the Dutch writer celebrated for her deeply autobiographical trilogy ‘De harde kern’ and known for guarding her privacy so closely that few photographs of her exist, has died. She was 96. Vogels died on July 6, 2026, in Bologna, Italy, the city where she had lived, worked, and spent much of her later […] The post Frida Vogels, Reclusive Author of ‘De harde kern,’ Dies at 96 appeared first on That Eric Alper.

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She was awarded the Libris Literature Prize in 1994 for the second volume of the series ‘De harde kern’. Vogels was an “unexpected and atypical winner,” writes her publisher. She was 96 years old.

·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The Dutch writer Frida Vogels has passed away. Her publisher, Van Oorschot, announced on Tuesday that Vogels died on Monday at the age of 96 in Bologna, the Italian city where she had lived since the 1950s. Vogels is known for, among other things, the book series *De harde kern*.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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She tried to gain insight into herself by writing about her own life. Frida Vogels passed away on Monday at the age of 96 in the...

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Writer Frida Vogels passed away on Monday evening in her hometown of Bologna at the age of 96. She became known in the early nineties with her...

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Volkskrant broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
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