Karel Eykman

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

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

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. 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. "Wie is Karel Eykman?". Karel Eykman school (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.