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It later merged into the Weekbladpersgroep, which also included publishing companies De Bezige Bij and Querido.

Martin Ros [nl], a well-read and well-spoken man, was hired specifically to "stir the pot".

The "golden years" of the series were the 1980s, when its editors were Martin Ros, Theo Sontrop, and Emile Brugman.

Ronald Dietz succeeded him, and during his tenure, the press lost the high-profile writers Jeroen Brouwers and Kristien Hemmerechts.

[5] When in 2000 Gerrit Komrij, one of the best-known Dutch writers, came under contract with De Bezige Bij, pressure on Dietz increased and he resigned from his position.