| Karel Eykman | |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Death Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Language: | Dutch |
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Karel Eykman (1 March 1936 – 30 August 2022) was a Dutch writer of children's literature.[1]
Eykman started studying theology in 1956.[2]
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 1970s 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]