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Karel Eykman
Karel Eykman (1986)
Karel Eykman (1986)
Born (1936-03-01) 1 March 1936 (age 88)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
OccupationWriter
LanguageDutch
Notable awards

Karel Eykman (born 1 March 1936) is a Dutch writer of children's literature.[1]

Early life

In 1956 he started studying theology.[2]

Career

Karel Eykman (2008)

In 1969 he published his first book De werksters van half vijf en andere gelijkenissen.[2]

He won the Zilveren Griffel award in 1975 for his book De vreselijk verlegen vogelverschrikker.[1] In 1984 he won the Gouden Griffel award for his book Liefdesverdriet.[1] In the seventies of the twentieth century he was also a member of Het Schrijverscollectief, a group of writers which included Eykman, Willem Wilmink, Hans Dorrestijn, Ries Moonen, Jan Riem and Fetze Pijlman.[1] Together they contributed to television shows such as De Stratemakeropzeeshow and De film van Ome Willem.[1]

In 1986 he published the book De zaak Jan Steen which was the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk during the Boekenweek that year.

The Karel Eykman school in Amstelveen is named after him.[2]

Many of his books were published by Uitgeverij De Harmonie.[2]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g van den Hoven, Peter. "Karel Eykman" (in Dutch). Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Wie is Karel Eykman?". Karel Eykman school (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.