Tim Krabbé

Tim Krabbé is a Dutch journalist and novelist. Krabbé was born in Amsterdam. His writing has appeared in most major periodicals in the Netherlands. He is known to Dutch readers for his novel De Renner (The Rider), first published in 1978. English readers know him primarily for The Vanishing, the translation of his 1984 novel Het Gouden Ei, which was made into an acclaimed 1988 Dutch film (Krabbé wrote the script). An American remake was made in 1993, The Vanishing.