Peter van Gestel explained

Peter van Gestel
Birth Date:3 August 1937
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Occupation:Writer
Language:Dutch
Awards:
    Years Active:1962–2019

    Peter van Gestel (3 August 1937, Amsterdam – 1 March 2019, Amsterdam)[1] was a Dutch writer.

    Career

    Writing

    Van Gestel made his debut in 1962 with Drempelvrees, a collection of stories.[1] He received the Reina Prinsen Geerligsprijs for this book.[2] In 1976, he published the book Ver van huis under the pseudonym Sander Joosten.[3] He made his debut in children's literature with Schuilen onder je schooltas in 1979.[1] [4] He received the Vlag en Wimpel award for this book.[1] He received the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs 1987 for his book Ko Kruier en zijn stadsgenoten (1985) with illustrations by Peter van Straaten.[1] [2]

    For his children's book Winterijs he won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2002 as well as the Gouden Griffel 2002 award and the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs 2003.[5] He became the first to be awarded these three awards for a single book.[6] Winterijs tells the story of a ten year old living in Amsterdam in the winter of 1947 developing a friendship with a Jewish boy.[7] The story is inspired by van Gestel's brother's friendship with a Jewish boy when both were also ten years old.[7] Van Gestel does not consider the book to be an autobiography but acknowledges that there are many similarities between the characters and people from his youth.[7]

    In 2006, he won the Theo Thijssen-prijs for his entire oeuvre.[1] [4] [8] [9]

    Radio, television and film

    In 1986, he adapted the book Het wassende water (1925) written by Herman de Man to television.[10] The idea to adapt the book to television came from van Gestel's experience as dramaturge for Anton Quintana's radio play also based on the same book.[10]

    Van Gestel wrote the story for the 1999 film Een dubbeltje te weinig and he co-wrote the story for 1992 film Richting Engeland with Willem Wilmink. Both films were directed by André van Duren.

    In 1997, he adapted late medieval Dutch text Mariken van Nieumeghen into the children's book Mariken.[3] He received the Gouden Uil 1998 award for this book and the story was used for the 2000 film Mariken.[3] Van Gestel co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Kim van Kooten.[11]

    Death

    Van Gestel died in March 2019.[12]

    Awards

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982–2014). February 2007. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 23 February 2019. Joke. Linders. 23 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190223194146/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/coil001lexi01_01/lvdj00353.php. Dutch.
    2. Book: Peter van den Hoven. Grensverkeer: over jeugdliteratuur. 1994. 9789054830122.
    3. Web site: Schrijvers en dichters (dbnl biografieënproject I). G.J.. van Bork. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 23 February 2019. 23 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190223215416/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bork001schr01_01/bork001schr01_01_0367.php. Dutch.
    4. Web site: Juryrapport Theo Thijssenprijs 2006. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 23 February 2019. 23 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190223224026/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_lit004200601_01/_lit004200601_01_0052.php. Dutch.
    5. Web site: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2002. woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. 16 January 2019. 16 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190116230358/https://woutertjepieterseprijs.nl/deelnemers/woutertje-pieterse-prijs-2002/. Dutch.
    6. Web site: Annet Schaap wint Gouden Griffel en scoort zo een hattrick met avonturenverhaal Lampje. Pjotr. van Lenteren. 2 October 2018. De Volkskrant. 10 February 2019. 10 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190210183639/https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/annet-schaap-wint-gouden-griffel-en-scoort-zo-een-hattrick-met-avonturenverhaal-lampje~b29a2feb0/. Dutch.
    7. Web site: 'Het zijn de schrijvers die tellen, niet de genres' – Een interview met Peter van Gestel over het autobiografische gehalte van Winterijs. Joukje. Akveld. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 23 February 2019. 23 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190223213747/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_lit004200301_01/_lit004200301_01_0022.php. Dutch.
    8. Web site: Theo Thijssen-prijs voor Van Gestel. 15 April 2006. nrc.nl. 23 February 2019. 23 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190223220637/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2006/04/15/theo-thijssen-prijs-voor-van-gestel-11114617-a588723. Dutch.
    9. Web site: Welkomstwoord Theo Thijssenprijs 2006 – Literatuur zonder leeftijd. Jaargang 20. Dick. van Halsema. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 23 February 2019. 23 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190223223447/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_lit004200601_01/_lit004200601_01_0050.php. Dutch.
    10. Web site: 'Het wassende water' van Peter van Gestel. Rudolf. Geel. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 24 February 2019. 24 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190224004041/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_lit003198601_01/_lit003198601_01_0006.php. Dutch.
    11. Book: Jill Nelmes and Jule Selbo. Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. 29 September 2015. 9781137312372.
    12. Web site: Kinderboekenschrijver Peter van Gestel (81) overleden. 3 March 2019. NRC. 3 March 2019. 3 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190303185819/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/03/03/kinderboekenschrijver-peter-van-gestel-81-overleden-a3907811. Dutch. Lisa. Dupuy .

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