M.J. Brusse

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Dutch b. 1873, Amsterdam^[1,2] d. 1941^[1,2] active 1894–1941

Marie Joseph Brusse (1873–1941) was a Dutch journalist and writer. Born in Amsterdam, he moved to Rotterdam in 1894 where he gained fame as a socially conscious journalist who documented the poverty and hardships of life on the margins of society. He was a pioneer of 'new journalism' in the Netherlands, known for his personal reporting style and undercover techniques. He is also well-known for writing the novel 'Boefje'.^[1,2,3]

• journalism
• social issues
• literature