Akın Düzakın
Akin Düzakin (born 12 May 1961) is a Turkish-Norwegian illustrator and children's author. Düzakin has illustrated a wide range of children's books, including books about Tvillingbror and Tvillingsøster of Liv Marie Austrem for which he received the Brage Prize in 1995 and 1997. He also won the Unni Sands bildebokpris award in 1998.
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Akın Düzakın
- Born
- 1961 · Gaziantep.
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- illustrator · children's writer
- Education
- Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
- Honours
- Bokkunstprisen · Brageprisen for Children's literature
- Languages
- Turkish · Norwegian
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Akin Düzakin (born 12 May 1961) is a Turkish-Norwegian illustrator and children's author. Düzakin has illustrated a wide range of children's books, including books about Tvillingbror and Tvillingsøster of Liv Marie Austrem for which he received the Brage Prize in 1995 and 1997. He also won the Unni Sands bildebokpris award in 1998.
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Furthermore, in 2006 he won the Bokkunstprisen award. Düzakin is known for acrylic paintings with poetic, naive motifs and clear shapes.
Akın Düzakın studied at Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry. The recorded working language is Turkish and Norwegian. Distinctions recorded are Bokkunstprisen and Brageprisen for Children's literature.
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