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

Karel Eykman
Eykman in 1986
Born	(1936-03-01)1 March 1936 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	30 August 2022(2022-08-30) (aged 86) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation	Writer
Language	Dutch
Notable awards	Gouden Griffel 1984

Early life

Eykman started studying theology in 1956.[2]

Career

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 seventies of the twentieth century 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

• 1975: Zilveren Griffel, De vreselijk verlegen vogelverschrikker[1]
• 1984: Gouden Griffel, Liefdesverdriet[1]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karel Eykman.

• Karel Eykman (in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature
• Karel Eykman discography at Discogs
• Karel Eykman at IMDb as Karel Eykman
• Karel Eykman at IMDb as Karel Eijkman