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Het eiland daarginds
Hoog-Keesje zegt dat er een eiland voor de kust ligt, dat hij vanaf de vuurtoren heeft zien liggen. De vissers lachen hem uit, maar zijn zusje Miertje zegt: "Zullen we erheen?"
Hoog-Keesje schrikt, maar het brengt hem op een idee...
Hoog-Keesje schrikt, maar het brengt hem op een idee...
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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About the author
Paul Biegel
119 books37 followersPaul 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.
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.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
December 19, 2023
It was a great and intresting dutch book
September 5, 2024
Gezellig kinderboekenweekgeschenk uit 1989. Leuk om in de schrijfstijl van vroeger te lezen, maar geen baanbrekend verhaal
February 28, 2024
Een vreemde droom gevangen in tekst, zoals Paul Biegels andere boeken. Het verhaal verloopt wel traag, er gebeurt weinig in vergelijking met zijn andere boeken zoals De kleine kapitein en Japie en de dingen.
September 1, 2024
Weer een mooi en boeiend boek van Paul Biegel. Als lezer vraag je je af is het een droom of speelt het in een fantasie wereld af? Heeft de hoofdpersoon, Hoog-Keesje, de zoon van de vuurtorenwachter, veel fantasie of maakt hij het avontuur op het eiland echt mee. Bestaat het eiland met de porseleinen vrouwen en ijzeren mannen echt? Van afstand ziet Hoog-Keesje een vredig eiland met rode daken, bomen en een kerktoren. Alleen als hij daar is, is het helemaal niet zo lief en aardig, je moet van alles vergeten en je hebt alleen waarde als je nuttig kan zijn bv als lampenkap of nijptang.
November 16, 2019
Een heel goed kinderboekenweekgeschenk (1989). Het blijft leuk om opnieuw te lezen, ook als volwassene.
May 31, 2025
Mijn nichtjes hebben meerdere keren geschaterd, en ook voor volwassenen is het een leuk boek.
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