Sophie van der Stap

Sophie van der Stap (2010)

Sophie van der Stap (born June 11, 1983 in Amsterdam ) is a Dutch journalist and book author .

Career

After graduating from Barlaeus Gymnasium , Van der Stap studied political science in Amsterdam. In the spring of 2005, she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma that had attached to one of the lungs . She was able to recover from her cancer with several chemotherapies .

She processed her experiences in the fight against the disease in a book that appeared in the Netherlands in 2006 under the title Meisje met negen pruiken (" The Girl with the Nine Wigs ") and became a bestseller there . In 2008 the book was also published in German. At the same time, ZDF produced the report The Girl with the Nine Wigs - How Sophie Overcomes Cancer , which was broadcast in April 2008 as part of the 37 ° series. The singer Anouk released a single in 2005 with the song Lost .

Van der Stap has since moved to Paris and is working on a new novel there after living in Amsterdam and working for the magazines “ Cosmopolitan ” and “ NL20 ” while studying there.

On March 28, 2013, the film Today I'm blond , based on her book, with Lisa Tomaschewsky in the leading role in German cinemas.

Works

• Today I am blond. The girl with the nine wigs. (Original: Meisje met negen pruiken ). Droemer Knaur , Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-426-27443-9 .
• A blauwe vlinder shows gedag. Uitgeverij Prometheus, Amsterdam 2008.
  • Translation Barbara Heller: I'll be back tomorrow. The search for my second life. (Original: Een blauwe vlinder zegt gedag. ) Droemer Knaur, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-426-27501-6 .
  • Translation Barbara Heller: All dreams at once. The year I learned to live again . Knaur Taschenverlag, Munich 2010; ISBN 978-3-426-78294-1 .
• Orlando . Uitgeverij MatchBox 2010.
• Buiten spelen . Uitgeverij Ten Have, Utrecht 2011, ISBN 978-90-259-0017-5 .
• En wat as this is running. Uitgeverij Prometheus, Amsterdam 11 February 2011.
  • Translation Barbara Heller: What if it's love . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-426-22614-8 .

Web links

Commons : Sophie van der Stap  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Sophie van der Stap in the catalog of the German National Library
• Sophie van der Stap in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Today I'm blonde at filmportal.de
• Sophie van der Stap's website
• Interview with Sophie van der Stap on The Girl with the Nine Wigs ( Memento from March 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
• Video on YouTube