Veronica Hazelhoff
Veronica Paula Maria Hazelhoff-Franken (born February 22, 1947 in Groenekan, De Bilt municipality , Utrecht province, † July 1, 2009 in Utrecht ) was a Dutch author for children and young people .
Life
Hazelhoff grew up with books, her father was a publishing representative for Het Spectrum and started writing early. She left school at the age of 16 and studied graphic design at an art academy. In 1980 she published her first story in Taptoe magazine , and a year later her book Nou moe! (German as a human, mom! ), the first part of the trilogy with “daughter stories” about the heroine Maartje. Two of the three parts were awarded. After that, she concentrated on writing about young people in search of their identity. Due to her productivity and the quality of her youth novels , plays and radio plays , Hazelhoff became one of the most famous authors of children's books in the Netherlands. Many of her works have also been translated into German. A rheumatic illness made writing more and more difficult for her. In her last book Bezoek van Mister P , whose main character also suffers from rheumatism, she writes openly about this disease. She died on July 1, 2009 at the age of 62 in a Utrecht hospital.
Works
- 1981 - Nou moe! , German: human, mom! - awarded the Zilveren stylus and the golden donkey ear
- 1982 - Hierzo! , German: What a bitch!
- 1983 - Auww! , German: Au damn it! - awarded the Gouden stylus
- 1983 - Oma, waar blijft de taart , German: Oma, Punk & Warenhaus
- 1985 - Kinderkamp Utopia
- 1986 - Fenna , German: Fenna or the fear of the truth
- 1987 - Ster! , German: nightshade
- 1988 - Heibe
- 1989 - In Sara's huis , German: As if nothing had happened. The summer with Sara or with Sara
- 1990 - Boze ogen
- 1990 - Mooie dagen
- 1991 - Naar Nebraska , German: The thing with Lylo
- 1992 - Een small kreng
- 1992 - De bijenkoningin
- 1993 - Elmo , German: The swallow tattoo
- 1994 - Veren , German: Krähensommer - awarded the Zilveren Griffel and the Nienke van Hichtum Prize
- 1995 - De sneeuwstorm
- 1996 - De duivenjongen
- 1997 - Niks gehoord, niks gezien , German: Winterkind
- 1999 - Lost paradise
- 2001 - Kat en Jong
- 2006 - Bezoek van Mister P , German: Visit from Mr S - awarded the Zilveren Griffel
Web links
- Literature by and about Veronica Hazelhoff in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in De Volkskrant from July 4, 2009
- ↑ Message Veronica Hazelhoff died in Algemeen Dagblad
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hazelhoff, Veronica |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Veronica Paula Maria Hazelhoff-Franconia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch author for children and young people |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Groenekan , De Bilt , Utrecht Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 2009 |
| Place of death | Utrecht |