Marijn Backer

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Dutch educator, poet, and writer

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Backer has been publishing poetry, including in translation, since at least 1986. In 1992 he won the Zilveren Griffel prize with Inez van Eijk for his first children's book, .

Backer is a dean and a teacher of Greek and Latin at the Werkplaats Kindergemeenschap. He is an author of the teaching method Fortuna for Latin. In the 2000s, he wrote a biweekly column on education for NRC Handelsblad.

Books

Youth literature

  • 1992 – Lieve engerd, de groetjes [Contact], co-author: Inez van Eijk
  • 1995 – Thuis niet thuis [Piramide]
  • 1996 – Ik hou waar ik van hou [Piramide]
  • 1998 – Dossier Wauter Both [Piramide]
  • 2003 – Schrijf me! [De Fontein], co-author: Inez van Eijk, updated version of Lieve engerd, de groeten
  • 2006 – Kijk niet om [Leopold]
  • 2008 – Ik ben van niemand [Leopold]
  • 2009 – Het geheim van de verdwenen dieren [Leopold]
  • 2010 – Het jaar van de leugen [Leopold], published in German as Das Jahr der Lügen (2014, Urachhaus)
  • 2012 – Watermeisje [Leopold]
  • 2016 – Toen de vogels kwamen [Leopold]

Nonfiction

  • 2002 – Claus en Manuel [CP Pers], published in German as Claus und Manuel
  • 2005 – Fortuna Lesboek 1 [Eisma Edumedia]
  • 2005 – Fortuna Werkboek 1 [Eisma Edumedia]
  • 2007 – "Het werk van de docent: over nieuw leren, oud leren en begeleiden" in Zijlstra, Henk: Het studiehuis leert, pages 39–44 [Garant]

Poetry

  • 1991 – Het oog van de veeboer [Contact]
  • 1996 – Opdracht [CP Pers]
  • 2000 – Een takje tussen je tanden [CP Pers]
  • 2000 – Aan de koolstofconditioner [Wagner & van Santen]

Honors and awards

References

References

  1. Van der Wiel, Saskia. (2001). "Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982-2014)".
  2. De Boodt, Kurt. (2013). "Après nous, le déluge! Genadeloze landschapsfoto's van Carl De Keyzer".
  3. Meneer D. (11 June 2012). "Fotoboek met poëzie: 'Moments before the flood' van Carl De Keyzer".
  4. (29 December 1992). "Weetjes die tot denken aanzetten". [[Algemeen Dagblad]].
  5. Boll, Murel. (13 November 1992). "Briefgeheimen". [[De Stem]].
  6. Van der Stouw, Elise. (10 March 1993). "Lieve engerd, de groetjes". [[Nederlands Dagblad]].
  7. Zilverberg, Carolien. (16 October 1992). "Postbode". [[NRC Handelsblad]].
  8. (30 June 1993). "De ZOP-envelop is de mooiste liefdesbrief". [[Trouw]].
  9. Zilverberg, Carolien. (4 November 1994). "Op en aan zee". [[NRC Handelsblad]].
  10. Van Duin, Lieke. (28 August 1996). "Hardlopen en tegelijk hongerlijden". [[Trouw]].
  11. (18 October 1996). "Broer en zus onafscheidelijk". [[Leeuwarder Courant]].
  12. (2015). "Eerste Young Adult".
  13. Wytsma, Baukje. (26 February 1999). "Vechten om er bij te horen". [[Leeuwarder Courant]].
  14. (2005). "Boek en Jeugd 4-12 jaar". Biblion.
  15. Ghys, Mik. (2007). "Kijk niet om". Puizuit.
  16. Pankow, Ali. (18 June 2008). "De Heerenkeet en omgeving is decor voor boek". [[Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant]].
  17. Verbist, Annelies. (2010). "Het jaar van de leugen". Pluizer.
  18. Artoos, Barbara. (2010). "Het jaar van de leugen; Onze recensie".
  19. Broeckx, Gert. (2012). "Watermeisje". Pluizer.
  20. Buenen, Joany. (12 September 2016). "Recensie: Toen de vogels kwamen".
  21. Wijgh, Hanneke. (9 October 1993). "Griffels verdeeld; Mevrouw Haasse, mag ik u kussen?". [[Trouw]].
  22. De Jong-van Gurp, Els. (13 October 1993). "De top van het Nederlandse kinderboek". [[Nederlands Dagblad]].
  23. (29 March 2007). "Nominaties voor Gouden Zoen en Prijs van de Jonge Jury bekend". Boekenkrant.

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