Dina Kathelyn Explained

Dina Kathelyn
Birth Date:	17 February 1934
Birth Place:	Uccle, Belgium
Nationality:	Belgian
Occupation:	Illustrator Writer

Dina Kathelyn (17 February 1934^[1] – 1 October 2024^[2]) was a Belgian illustrator and writer.^[3] She also wrote under the pseudonyms Catherine Haegen and Dina-K. Tourneur.

Biography

Born in Uccle in 1934,^[4] Kathelyn worked for an advertising agency before illustrating as a freelancer.^[5] She illustrated books for the Belgian Red Cross prior to her discovery by the publishing house Casterman. In the 1970s, she began her work on the Marmouset series.^[6] The first volume in the series, titled Le Pied de Marmouset, was published in 1975.^[7] The 27 volumes in the series sold over two million French-language copies,^[8] with translations into several languages. The series was known as Petertje in Dutch,^[9] Yumurcak in Turkish,^[10] Stefan in German,^[11] and Caspar in English.^[12]

During the 2000s, Kathelyn worked as a comics colorist for comics series such as The Adventures of Alix, Murena, and .^[13] In 2015, she published her first novel, titled Le Poison silence, followed by her second novel, Passe le train, published in 2019.^[14] In 2018, she stood in the local elections in the municipality of Forest for the party Ecolo,^[15] obtaining 290 votes.^[16] In 2020, she colored two volumes of the series Le Pape et le peintre by Paul Teng.^[17]

Dina Kathelyn died on 1 October 2024, at the age of 90.^[18]

Publications

Marmouset

Le Corps de Marmouset

• Le Pied de Marmouset (1975)
• L'Oreille de Marmouset (1975)
• La Bouche de Marmouset (1975)
• Les Cheveux de Marmouset (1975)
• La Main de Marmouset (1975)
• Le Nez de Marmouset (1975)
• Le Nombril de Marmouset (1976)
• L’Œil de Marmouset (1976)

Les Grandes Actions de Marmouset

• Marmouset plante une graine
• Marmouset soigne une tourterelle (1977)
• Marmouset part en exploration (1977)
• Marmouset dessine sa maman (1977)
• Marmouset monte au grenier (1978)
• Marmouset chipe une pomme (1978)
• Marmouset a perdu son chien (1979)
• Marmouset entre à l'école
• Marmouset compte de un à dix

Marmouset et la vie

• Vive la mariée
• Bonjour petite Sylvie (1979)
• Au revoir oncle François (1979)

Marmouset et les autres

• Marmouset et Makumba
• Marmouset et Citronnelle
• Marmouset, Cerise et Cerisette
• Marmouset et Valentin
• Marmouset et Nicolas

Les Grands Albums de Marmouset

• Loup, loup, quelle heure est-il ? (1986)
• Marmouset apprend les mois

Je lis, je découvre, je joue avec Marmouset

• Les Chatons de Moune
• Le Chevalier des abeilles
• La Surprise de la poule grise
• Le Troisième agneau^[19]

Bonjour, Marmouset

• Le Pied de Marmouset (2015)
• La Main de Marmouset (2015)^[20]

Novels

• Le Poison silence (2015)
• Passe le train (2019)
• Joyeux anniversaire ! (2023)

Comics albums

• Les 7 crimes de Rome (2019)

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=HQYoAQAAIAAJ&q=Dina+Kathelyn+1934&dq=Dina+Kathelyn+1934&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwid4c6OtoSJAxW9g_0HHX-REy8Q6AF6BAgIEAM#Dina%20Kathelyn%201934 Profile of Dina Kathelyn
2. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10233611313922663&set=a.1591275699792 Dina Kathelyn on Facebook: "Ce 1 Octobre, la maman de Marmouset est partie très sereinement découvrir de nouveaux mondes à dessiner, de nouvelles histoires à raconter, et de nouveaux visages à illuminer..."
3. News: 8 October 2024. Dina Kathelyn, créatrice du personnage de Marmouset, est décédée. French. RTBF. 10 October 2024.
4. Web site: Kathelyn, Dina. Oxford Art Online.
5. Web site: Kathelyn, Dina. BD Gest'. French.
6. News: Kamps. Géraldine. 7 April 2015. ina Kathelyn : "J'ai découvert le bonheur de partager ce que je sais". dead. https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http://www.cclj.be/actu/judaisme-culture/dina-kathelyn-decouvert-bonheur-partager-ce-que-je-sais#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url. 29 November 1998. French. Centre Communautaire Laïc Juif David Susskind. 10 October 2024.
7. Book: Kathelyn, Dina. 1975. Le Pied de Marmouset. French. Tournai. Casterman. 978-2-203-11405-0.
8. Web site: Nouveautés - Bonjour Marmouset - Dina Kathelyn - CastermanJeunesse. Casterman. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150406113112/http://jeunesse.casterman.com/albums_detail.cfm?id=47600. 6 April 2015.
9. Book: Petertje zijn neusje. LibraryThing. Dutch.
10. Web site: Yumurcak'ın ayağı. WorldCat. Turkish.
11. Web site: Stefan rettet eine Taube. WorldCat. German.
12. Book: Kathelyn, Dina. 1976. Caspar's ears. London. Burke. 978-0-222-00444-4.
13. Web site: Dina KATHELYN. Opale BD. French.
14. Web site: Sur la route de soi. Les Carnets et les Instants. 3 July 2019 . French.
15. Web site: Dina Kathelyn - 32e de liste. Ecolo. French.
16. Web site: Résultats officiels des élections communales 2018. Brussels-Capital Region. French.
17. Web site: Le pape et le Peintre. BD Gest'. French.
18. News: 4 October 2024. Inkleurster Dina Kathelyn (90) overleden. Dutch. De Stripspeciaalzaak. 10 October 2024.
19. Web site: Marmouset. Les années récré. French.
20. Web site: Bonjour, Marmouset. Les petits bouquins. 7 February 2015 . French.