Rindert Kromhout
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| Born | Rindert Kromhout van der Meer 9 August 1958 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Genre | Children's literature, young adult fiction |
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Rindert Kromhout (born 9 August 1958) is a Dutch author of children's books and young adult fiction. He is the author of the 2002 kinderboekenweekgeschenk, a commissioned book given away to book buyers during the annual Boekenweek.
Biography[]
Kromhout spent part of his childhood in children's homes. He graduated from the MAVO and then attended the , with the intent to teach elementary school. He was more interested in writing, though, and wrote stories and toured with a puppet theater. In 1978 a story of his was published in the Dutch Donald Duck, and two years later he published his first book, Een muis bij het fornuis. In 1982 he became a full-time writer.[1]
In 2011 his Soldaten huilen niet won the inaugural Gouden Lijst, awarded by the Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek for the best Dutch young-adult novel (ages 12–15).[2]
He is partner of agronomist and politician Eric Smaling.
References[]
- ^ "Rindert Kromhout". Leopold. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Rindert Kromhout en Mal Peet winnen Gouden Lijst". Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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