Gertie Evenhuis

Gertie Evenhuis
Gertie Evenhuis
	Gertie Evenhuis (1964)
Born	4 March 1927; Stadskanaal
Died	19 August 2005 (aged 78); Amsterdam
Occupation	Writer
Language	Dutch
Nationality	Dutch
Notable awards	Nienke van Hichtum-prijs ; 1964 ; ; Zilveren Griffel ; 1974 ; ;

Gertie Evenhuis (4 March 1927 – 19 August 2005) was a Dutch writer of children's literature.

Biography

Evenhuis made her debut in 1958 with the book Avontuur aan de grens.

She received the very first Nienke van Hichtum-prijs in 1964 for her book Wij waren er ook bij based on the diary that she kept during World War II.[1][2] Her experience of growing up during World War II was also used for the books De vaders en broers van Putten (1965) and En waarom ik niet? (1970).

In 1974, she received the Zilveren Griffel for her book Stefan en Stefan, a story about a boy from Amsterdam visiting Romania to find his grandfather.[2] Evenhuis traveled to Romania for a month to study the country's culture.[2] Evenhuis also wrote De tram is geel het gras is groen which was the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk published during the Kinderboekenweek of 1978.

In 1973, Evenhuis and Jos Vandeloo wrote the screenplay for the television series Boerin in Frankrijk, based on Wil den Hollander's autobiographic books.[1]

Evenhuis' books have been illustrated by various illustrators, including Otto Dicke, Jenny Dalenoord and Rien Poortvliet.[2]

Evenhuis married and had four children.[1]

Evenhuis died of a heart attack in 2005.[1][3] She was buried at Zorgvlied.

Awards

1964: Nienke van Hichtum-prijs, Wij waren er ook bij
1974: Zilveren Griffel, Stefan en Stefan

gollark: OR ARE YOU?

gollark: If you breed it with anything, the non-EH partner vanishes.

gollark: ```This egg feels like all future spacetime trajectories lead into it.```

gollark: Gœòn.

gollark: Revised description:```Mana courses through this glassy egg, producing a beautiful glow - it's very reflective, almost metallic. It has a red gleam, too, and smells faintly like brine. It shimmers like gold, and it seems as if time is distorted around it. It is much smaller than the other eggs, and looks like lots of pieces of paper folded together and smelling faintly like cheese. It occupies every point in the spacetime continuum.```

References

"Elbertsen, Geurtje (1927 - 2005)" (in Dutch). Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
"Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 – 2014)" (in Dutch). Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
"Jeugdauteur Gertie Evenhuis overleden" (in Dutch). NRC. 23 August 2005. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

External links

Gertie Evenhuis (in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature
Gertie Evenhuis on IMDb

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[knaw_bio-1] "Elbertsen, Geurtje (1927 - 2005)" (in Dutch). Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

[dbnl_bio-2] "Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 – 2014)" (in Dutch). Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

[nrc_overleden-3] "Jeugdauteur Gertie Evenhuis overleden" (in Dutch). NRC. 23 August 2005. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.