Sjoerd Kuyper

Sjoerd Kuyper
Born (1952-03-06) 6 March 1952 (age 72)[1]
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Notable awards

Sjoerd Kuyper (born March 6, 1952, Amsterdam)[1] is a Dutch poet and author known for his work in adult, children, and young adult literature as well as his work in theatre, television series, screenplays and lyrics. His best-known works are the film The Pocket-knife (Het Zakmes), the series of books about the toddler Robin,[1] the poem Mensen met koffers (People with Suitcases), the lyrics Hallo wereld (Hello World) and the youth novels Hotel De Grote L (The Big L Hotel) and Bizar (Bizarre).[2][3] His books have been published in fifteen countries. He has won, among other things, six Zilveren Griffels and a Gouden Griffel for Robin en God (Robin and God).[3] In 2012 he was awarded the Theo Thijssen Prijs award for his entire oeuvre,[4][3] and in 2014 he was appointed Officier in the Orde van Oranje-Nassau for his merits in Dutch literature at home and abroad.

  1. ^ a b c Linders, Joke (30 September 2013). "Sjoerd Kuyper, Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur, Jan van Coillie, Wilma van der Pennen, Jos Staal, Herman Tromp" (in Dutch). DBNL. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ Kok, Marjon (28 September 2015). "Sjoerd Kuyper: De trap op, omhoog. Tree voor tree". Vers Twee - Boeken, Schrijvers, Lezen (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Jong, Laura de (31 May 2024). "Kinderboekenschrijver Sjoerd Kuyper: 'Als je op de pabo een boek laat zien, vragen studenten wat dat is. En dat moet onze kinderen verder helpen?'". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Sjoerd Kuyper". Literatuurmuseum (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 September 2024.