Thea Beckman
Thea Beckman (born July 23, 1923 in Rotterdam as Theodora Petie, † May 5, 2004 in Bunnik ) was a Dutch writer. Beckman dealt mainly with youth literature.
Life
Theodora Petie initially trained as a seamstress and worked as an office worker until she married Dick Beckmann in 1945. She started writing for youth magazines. On the advice of the publisher, she chose “Thea Beckman” as a pseudonym for her first book. In 1971 she received the Zilveren stylus for her first work Met Korilu de Griemel rond (German: world tour with Korilu) . In 1973 Beckman had her breakthrough as a youth author with the work Crusade into the Unknown , which was awarded the Gouden Griffel the following year . Beckman made up his Abitur in 1975 and then studied social psychology at the University of Utrecht . In 1981 she completed her studies.
Beckman died in Bunnik in 2004, in the same year the Historisch Nieuwsblad Bontekoeprijs , the award for the best historical book for young people in the Netherlands, was renamed Thea Beckmanprijs .
2006 saw the first film adaptation of a Beckman novel, Kreuzzug in Jeans .
Publications (selection)
- 1970: World tour with Korilu, Ravensburger Verlag, 1977; ISBN 3473393320 .
- 1973: Crusade in Jeans , dtv, Munich 2008; ISBN 978-3-423-71311-5 .
- 1974: My father in Brazil; Arena Verlag, 1986; ISBN 340101403X .
- 1977: Mathis, the Herald; Urachhaus, 1984; ISBN 3878383924 .
- 1979: City in a Storm; Bertelsmann, 1997; ISBN 3570203387 .
- 1980: We are not throwaway children; Aare, 1981; ISBN 3-7260-0187-5 .
- 1982: the golden dagger; Urachhaus, 1982; ISBN 3878386958 .
- 1983: Karen Simon's daughter; Urachhaus, 1986; ISBN 3878384688 .
- 1985: Children of Mother Earth; Urachhaus, 1996; ISBN 3825170845 .
- 1987: The hellish paradise, Urachhaus, 2000; ISBN 3825173232 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Thea Beckman in the catalog of the German National Library
- Thea Beckman on the homepage of the Royal Library of The Hague (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beckman, Thea |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beckmann, Theodora |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 2004 |
| Place of death | Bunnik |