Karel Eykman

Karel Eykman
Eykman in 1986
Eykman in 1986
Born(1936-03-01)1 March 1936
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died30 August 2022(2022-08-30) (aged 86)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
OccupationWriter
LanguageDutch
Notable awards

Karel Eykman (1 March 1936 – 30 August 2022) was a Dutch writer of children's literature.[1]

Early life

Eykman started studying theology in 1956.[2]

Career

Eykman in 2008

In 1969, Eykman 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 1970s 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. Many of his books were published by Uitgeverij De Harmonie.[2]

Eykman died in Amsterdam on 30 August 2022, at the age of 86. The Karel Eykman school in Amstelveen is named after him.[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.
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