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Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem

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Born

in Gent, Belgium

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https://jeanclaudevanrijckeghem.com

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Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Comics

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January 2021

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Jean-Claude is the author of five historical novels for young adults. He writes in his native Dutch and his novels have been widely translated. He describes history through his young, often defiant female protagonists and their struggle to make their way in the world. Jonkvrouw (A Sword in her Hand) is set in the late Middle Ages and deals with young Marguerite who is at odds with her father, the count of Flanders. In Galgenmeid (Gallows Maiden), set in the 16th century, cutpurse Nita Nomansdaughter is recruited as a spy for the Dutch duke of Orange. In IJzerkop ( Ironhead, or, Once a Young Lady), a young woman escapes her unwanted marriage by becoming a soldier in Napoleon's army. In Onheilsdochter (Daughter of Doom), two adolescents, a Da ...more

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	IJzerkop 3.98 avg rating — 1,032 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jonkvrouw by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author), Pat van Beirs 3.56 avg rating — 1,120 ratings — published 2006 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Galgenmeid by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author), Pat van Beirs 3.86 avg rating — 646 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Onheilsdochter 3.78 avg rating — 230 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Properzia 4.32 avg rating — 167 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lions of Leningrad by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author), Thomas Du Caju (artist) 3.51 avg rating — 41 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lions of Leningrad Volume 1: I am Chapayev 3.37 avg rating — 41 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	SABOTEUSES - T2: TAUPE by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Thomas Du Caju (Drawings) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les souris de Leningrad Tome 2 - La ville des morts 2/2 by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author), Thomas Du Caju (Illustrator) 3.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Figlia del destino by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author), Olga Amagliani (Translator) 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Lions of Leningrad (2 books)
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The Sea, the Sea

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Jean-Claude Rijckeghem said: " Een Amerikaanse jongeman wordt de assistent van een stokoude maar bijzonder energieke Italiaanse weduwe op haar landgoed in de groene Toscaanse heuvels. Hij komt daar in contact met een aantal markante figuren uit het verleden van de weduwe, die zo h ...more "

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Jean-Claude Rijckeghem said: " Londen, de jaren 2010. De 16-jarige Ada Kazantzakis rouwt om de dood van haar moeder, archeologe Defne, en voor de kerstvakantie gaat ze door de stress schreeuwen in de klas. Ada weet nauwelijks iets over hoe haar ouders elkaar hebben leren kennen. L ...more "

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Agrippa vertelt zijn memoires. Hij is 50 en heeft haast om alles op papier te zetten want hij heeft niet lang meer te leven. Hij is net teruggekeerd van een expeditie om een opstand van barbaren in het huidige Duitsland te bedwingen, maar bij zijn aa ...more
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Jean-Claude Rijckeghem liked Virginie O's review of Heren van de thee: "Ter herinnering aan Aleid O.-Kerkhoven, achterkleindochter van Rudolf Kerkhoven, met evenveel plezier herlezen na meer dan 30 jaar."
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Deze roman over het leven van autocoureur Denny Swift wordt verteld vanuit het standpunt van zijn hond Enzo (genoemd naar Enzo Ferrari). De hond is erbij wanneer Denny met Eve trouwt, wanneer hun dochter Zoe wordt geboren en vervolgens wanneer Eve he ...more
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Tiener Jay Gardiner gaat duiken voor de kust van Californië om te zoeken naar het stoffelijk overschot van zijn vader Mitt, een bekend figuur in de plaatselijke duikgemeenschap. Tijdens de duik ziet Jay een reuzeninktvis die wordt achtervolgd door ee ...more
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“The Summer had died peacefully in its sleep, and Autumn, as soft-spoken executrix, was locking life up safely until Spring came to claim it.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Look at the Birdie: Unpublished Short Fiction

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