Joke van Leeuwen explained

Joke van Leeuwen
Birth Name:Johanna Rutgera van Leeuwen
Birth Date:24 September 1952
Birth Place:The Hague, Netherlands
Occupation:Author
Years Active:1992–present

Johanna Rutgera 'Joke' van Leeuwen (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /joːˈɦɑnaː rʏtˈxeːraː ˈjoːkə vɑn ˈleːu.ə(n)/; born 24 September 1952) is a Dutch author, illustrator, and cabaret performer.[1]

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 includes the Dutch Youth literature award which is only given every three years.[2]

Many of her books have been translated into German by Mirjam Pressler and Hanni Ehlers.

Awards

For oeuvre
For individual works

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. http://www.luxmagazine.nl/vermoedenUitzending.aspx?lIntEntityId=1562 Joke van Leeuwen
  2. http://www.letterenfonds.nl/en/author/117/joke-van-leeuwen Joke van Leeuwen