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Paul Biegel

Born

in Bussum, Netherlands

March 25, 1925

Died

October 21, 2006

Website

http://www.paulbiegel.com/

Genre

Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Paul Biegel was born in Bussum in 1925. His father, Hermann Biegel, was of German descent, and owned a building materials shop. With his wife Madeleine Povel-Guillot he had nine children, six girls and three boys, of which Paul was the youngest. He wasn't a prolific reader as a child, preferring to play outside. His favourite books where the fairy tales of the brothers Grimm and the works of Jules Verne. He studied in Bussum (primary school) and Amsterdam, graduating in 1945.

His first story, De ontevreden kabouter ("The unhappy gnome"), written when he was 14 years old, was printed in the newspaper De Tijd. He wanted to become a pianist, but decided that he didn't have enough talent. He went to the United States for a year after World War I Paul Biegel was born in Bussum in 1925. His father, Hermann Biegel, was of German descent, and owned a building materials shop. With his wife Madeleine Povel-Guillot he had nine children, six girls and three boys, of which Paul was the youngest. He wasn't a prolific reader as a child, preferring to play outside. His favourite books where the fairy tales of the brothers Grimm and the works of Jules Verne. He studied in Bussum (primary school) and Amsterdam, graduating in 1945.

His first story, De ontevreden kabouter ("The unhappy gnome"), written when he was 14 years old, was printed in the newspaper De Tijd. He wanted to become a pianist, but decided that he didn't have enough talent. He went to the United States for a year after World War II, where he worked for The Knickerbocker Weekly. After his return, he worked as an editor for Dutch magazines like the Avrobode. He commenced Law Studies, but stopped these in 1953. He wrote several newspaper comics, the most important of which was Minter and Hinter, which appeared in Het Vrije Volk for ten stories and 579 episodes. In 1959, he started working in the comic studio of Marten Toonder as a comics writer for the Kappie series.

He only published his first book, De gouden gitaar, in 1962. He became one of the most important Dutch writers for children in 1965, when he received the Gouden Griffel for Het sleutelkruid. He has written over 50 books, mostly published by Holland, and many of his books have been translated in English, French, German, Danish, Swedish, Welsh, South African, Japanese, Turkish, Greek, and Spanish. His own favourites were De tuinen van Dorr and De soldatenmaker. Other authors he appreciated included J. R. R. Tolkien, J. K. Rowling, and Hans Christian Andersen.

Paul Biegel lived in Amsterdam. He married Marijke Sträter in 1960, with whom he had a daughter, Leonie, in 1963, and in 1964 a son, Arthur, who committed suicide when he was 28. His marriage ultimately failed, and only at a later age did he publicly admit to being homosexual. He died in 2006. In 2007, publishers Holland (publisher) and Lemniscaat started reissuing twenty of his best works in the Biegelbibliotheek. ...more

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Average rating: 4.01 · 8,666 ratings · 733 reviews · 120 distinct works • Similar authors

	De kleine kapitein by Paul Biegel, Carl Hollander (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 1,607 ratings — published 1970 — 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
	Het sleutelkruid by Paul Biegel, Babs van Wely (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 1,370 ratings — published 1964 — 28 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
	De tuinen van Dorr by Paul Biegel, Tonke Dragt (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 844 ratings — published 1969 — 10 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
	De Rode Prinses by Paul Biegel, Fiel van der Veen (Illustrator) 3.84 avg rating — 620 ratings — published 1987 — 20 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
	De kleine kapitein in het land van Waan en Wijs by Paul Biegel, Carl Hollander (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 482 ratings — published 1973 — 10 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
	De kleine kapitein en de schat van Schrik en Vreze by Paul Biegel, Carl Hollander (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 1975 — 7 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
	De grote kleine kapitein by Paul Biegel, Carl Hollander (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 347 ratings — published 1975 — 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
	Nachtverhaal by Paul Biegel, Lidia Postma (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 1992 — 10 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
	De rover Hoepsika by Paul Biegel, Carl Hollander (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 262 ratings — published 1977 — 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
	De vloek van Woestewolf by Paul Biegel, Carl Hollander (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 1974 — 9 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

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De kleine kapitein (3 books)
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Carl Hollander (Illustrator)

4.12 avg rating — 2,810 ratings

Tuil (5 books)
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Paul Biegel,

Babs van Wely (Illustrator)

3.98 avg rating — 335 ratings

Haas (4 books)
by

Paul Biegel

3.67 avg rating — 161 ratings

Japie (3 books)
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Paul Biegel,

Carl Hollander (Illustrator)

3.98 avg rating — 43 ratings

Quotes by Paul Biegel (?)

“De zee is blauw, het bos is groen”
― Paul Biegel, Het sleutelkruid

tags: dieren, sprookje

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“Heus jongen, de reden om te vechten doet er nooit toe. Die is altijd een smoes. Net als bij jullie mensen.'
Ik begreep niet wat ze bedoelde. 'Mensen?' vroeg ik. 'Mensen worden toch niet gegoten?' Ze keek me aan. 'Jawel,' zei ze. 'Jawel jongen, ook mensen worden gegoten.'
Ik dacht dat ze me voor de gek hield, maar ze ging door: 'En bij dat gieten gaat het om de eerste druppel: die wint, en dat winnen zit in het bloed. Daar blijven ze hun leven lang om vechten. Op leven en dood. Ze kunnen het niet helpen.”
― Paul Biegel, De soldatenmaker

tags: dutch, soldiers, war

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“En jullie zijn te stom om te begrijpen dat sier het eigenste van de mens is. Dat we daarvan leven, en daarvoor en daarop.”
― Paul Biegel, De Rode Prinses

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Maandboek maart 2022 - een winnaar van de Gouden Griffel

Lampje van Annet Schaap - 328 pagina's

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Kruistocht in spijkerbroek van Thea Beckman - 363 pagina's

23 votes, 23.2%

Oorlogswinter van Jan Terlouw - 179 pagina's

12 votes, 12.1%

Koning van Katoren van Jan Terlouw - 176 pagina's

10 votes, 10.1%

Otje van Annie M.G. Schmidt - 160 pagina's

10 votes, 10.1%

Gozert van Pieter Koolwijk - 253 pagina's

5 votes, 5.1%

De kinderen van het Achtste Woud van Els Pelgrom - 204 pagina's

4 votes, 4.0%

De eikelvreters van Els Pelgrom - 208 pagina's

3 votes, 3.0%

De nacht van de heksenketelkandij van Simone Schell - 102 pagina's

3 votes, 3.0%

De kleine kapitein van Paul Biegel - 127 pagina's

2 votes, 2.0%

Doodgewoon van Bette Westera - 112 pagina's

1 vote, 1.0%

Robin en God van Sjoerd Kuyper - 103 pagina's

1 vote, 1.0%

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