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Sjoerd Kuyper | |
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Born | [1] Amsterdam, Netherlands | 6 March 1952
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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.