War winter (book)
Kriegswinter (Dutch: Oorlogswinter ) is a book by Jan Terlouw from 1972. The story is about 15-year-old Michiel, who lives in the fictional village of De Vlank , in North Veluwe . In the last winter of the Second World War, he became increasingly involved in illegal activities directed against the German occupiers.
The book was awarded the Gouden Griffel in 1973 , one of the main prizes for Dutch youth literature. In 1974 it appeared on the honor list of the Hans Christian Andersen Award . In 1975, a plot-based TV series of the same name was produced under the direction of Aart Staartjes . In 2008 the film adaptation “Oorlogswinter” (German: “ Mein Kriegswinter ”) was released in Dutch and Belgian cinemas. In 2012 the book was published in German translation.
Expenses (selection)
- Jan Terlouw: Oorlogswinter. Lemniscaat, Rotterdam 1972, ISBN 978-9-0606-9118-2 .
- Jan Terlouw: War winter. Urachhaus, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-8251-7825-3 .
Web links
- NRC Handelsblad: “Oorlogswinter” becomes “Kriegswinter”. Youth book now in German translation (PDF; 57 kB) on the Urachhaus publishing house website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bekroonde boeken sinds 1954 ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van Het Nederlandse Boek. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
- ↑ IBBY Honor List (1956-1980) literature.at. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
