Joke van Leeuwen
Johanna Rutgera "Joke" van Leeuwen (born 24 September 1952) is a Dutch author, illustrator, and cabaret performer.
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Joke van Leeuwen
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- Name
- Joke van Leeuwen
- Birth Name
- Johanna Rutgera van Leeuwen
- Born
- 24 September 1952
- Birthplace
- The Hague, Netherlands
- Occupation
- Author
- Full name
- Johanna Rutgera van Leeuwen.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Fields
- literature and children's and young adult literature.
- Known for
- Feest van het begin, Bezoekjaren and Alles nieuw.
- Honours
- Constantijn Huygens Prize, C. Buddingh'-prijs, Gouden Griffel, Zilveren Griffel, Golden Paintbrush and Woutertje Pieterse prize.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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Johanna Rutgera "Joke" van Leeuwen (born 24 September 1952) is a Dutch author, illustrator, and cabaret performer.
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Biography
Biography
The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is literature and children's and young adult literature. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are children's. Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp. Works named in the authority record are Feest van het begin, Bezoekjaren and Alles nieuw. Work by Joke van Leeuwen is recorded in the collections of Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst. Distinctions recorded are Constantijn Huygens Prize, C. Buddingh'-prijs, Gouden Griffel and Zilveren Griffel.
Joke van Leeuwen 8 oktober 1986
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Joke van Leeuwen • Birth Name — Johanna Rutgera van Leeuwen • Born — 24 September 1952 • Birthplace — The Hague, Netherlands • Occupation — Author • Years Active — 1992–present • Website — www.jokevanleeuwen.com
Life and career
Life and career
Johanna Rutgera van Leeuwen was born on 24 September 1952 in The Hague, Netherlands. She studied at the University of Brussels and has won various awards for her literature for children which sometimes uses a quest as a theme. Her awards include the Dutch Youth literature award which is only given every three years. Many of her books have been translated into German by Mirjam Pressler and Hanni Ehlers.
Primary material
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scholarly publication
- The Day My Father Became a Bush by Joke Van Leeuwen (review), Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, 2013
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2013
reference work
- “Joke van Leeuwen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1288774: Joke van Leeuwen
General reference · Wikidata
Awards
• For oeuvre • Theo Thijssen-prijs (2000) • Gouden Ganzenveer (2010) • Constantijn Huygens Prize (2012) • For individual works • Gouden Penseel (1980) for Een huis met zeven kamers • Zilveren Griffel (1980) for Een huis met zeven kamers • Zilveren Griffel (1982) for De metro van Magnus • Gouden Griffel (1986) for Deesje • Zilveren Penseel (1986) for Deesje • Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (1988) for Deesje • Zilveren Griffel (1989) for We zijn allang begonnen, maar nu begint het echt • Zilveren Griffel (1993) for Niet wiet, wel nel • C. Buddingh'-prijs (1995) for Laatste lezers • Zilveren Griffel (1996) for Ik ben ik • Golden Owl (1997) for Iep! • Zilveren Griffel (1997) for Iep! • Zilveren Griffel (1999) for Kukel • Zilveren Griffel (2005) for Waarom een buitenboordmotor eenzaam is • Gouden Penseel (2007) for Heb je mijn zusje gezien? • Zilveren Griffel (2007) for Heb je mijn zusje gezien? • Zilveren Penseel (2009) for Een halve hond heel denken • AKO Literatuurprijs (2013) for Feest van het begin • Zilveren Griffel (2016) for Mooi boek • Zilveren Griffel (2018) for Toen ik
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Joke van Leeuwen , luxmagazine.nl, retrieved 28 June 2014
- 2.Joke van Leeuwen, Dutch Foundation for Literature, retrieved 28 June 2014
Bibliography printed in the source article · 19
- (1978) De Appelmoesstraat is anders (The Apple Sauce Street Is Different)
- (1979) Een huis met zeven kamers (A House With Seven Rooms)
- (1981) De metro van Magnus (The Subway of Magnus)
- (1983) Sus en Jum, 1, 2, 3 (Sus and Jum, 1, 2, 3)
- (1985) Deesje
- (1985) Fien wil een flus (Fien wants a flus)
- (1988) We zijn allang begonnen, maar nu begint het echt (We have already started, but now it really starts)
- (1992) Niet Wiet, wel Nel (Not Wiet, but Nel)
- (1994) Laatste lezers (Last readers)
- (1995) Ik ben ik (I am me)
- (1996) Iep! (Eep!)
- (1998) Kukel
- (2004) Waarom een buitenboordmotor eenzaam is (Why an outboard motor is lonely)
- (2006) Heb je mijn zusje gezien? (Have you seen my sister)
- (2008) Een halve hond heel denken (Thinking half a dog whole)
- (2012) Feest van het begin (Feast of the beginning)
- (2015) De onervarenen (The unexperienced)
- (2015) Mooi boek (Beautiful book)
- (2017) Toen ik (When I)
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Citations
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scholarly publication
The Day My Father Became a Bush by Joke Van Leeuwen (review), Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, 2013Crossref registry
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