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Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem

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Born

in Gent, Belgium

Website

https://jeanclaudevanrijckeghem.com

Genre

Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Comics

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January 2021

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Jean-Claude is the author of four 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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	Jonkvrouw by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author), Pat van Beirs 3.55 avg rating — 1,097 ratings — published 2006 — 18 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
	IJzerkop 3.97 avg rating — 941 ratings — published 2019 — 11 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 — 623 ratings — published 2010	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 3.81 avg rating — 211 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 4.42 avg rating — 48 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
	The Lions of Leningrad by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author), Thomas Du Caju (artist) 3.49 avg rating — 39 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 3.38 avg rating — 40 ratings — 4 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) 3.94 avg rating — 18 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) 3.27 avg rating — 15 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 - T3 - MOUCHE: MOUCHE by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Thomas Du Caju (drawings) 3.92 avg rating — 12 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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Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author),

Thomas Du Caju (Illustrator)

3.40 avg rating — 94 ratings

Betty & Dodge (8 books)
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Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author),

Pat van Beirs,

Thomas Du Caju (Illustrator)

3.73 avg rating — 40 ratings

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A Quiet Place

by Seichō Matsumoto

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Auteur Seicho Matusomoto (1909-1992) wordt beschouwd de Japanse Georges Simenon. Hij schreef detectiveromans waarvan er een tiental verfilmd zijn. 'Tokyo Express' is een van zijn bekendste werken en verscheen onlangs in Engelse vertaling. Het verhaal ...more
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De 17-jarige Marguerite is opgegroeid in weelde. Ze is de vleesgeworden upperclass en reist met haar ouders in eerste klas van Marrakech naar de Hebrides en dan naar Parijs waar ze in een vijfsterren hotel de televisie laat weghalen en een piano laat ...more
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Anthony Hopkins (88), een van de meest gelauwerde acteurs van vandaag, vertelt in zijn autobiografie over zijn jeugd in Wales, zijn onzekerheid, zijn botsingen met collega's, zijn jaren als alcoholicus en zijn liefde voor acteren en poëzie. Het is ee ...more
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Hoogleraar literatuur John Mullan vraagt zich af waarom de romans van Charles Dickens nog steeds lezers fascineren en wat er dan zo goed aan is. Hij stelt de vraag omdat critici Dickens (1812-1870) vaak wegzetten als een melodramatisch humorist en ni ...more
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Maurice and Marilyn is een non-fictie roman over een Britse stel, zelfverzekerde zeilers, die in 1972 de wereld rond wilden reizen. Na een voorspoedige tocht over de Atlantische oceaan en via het Panama-kanaal werd hun zeilboot op de Stille Oceaan we ...more
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Jean-Claude’s Quotes

“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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