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Anna Rutgers van der Loeff

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Anna Rutgers van der Loeff

Aliases: An Rutgers van der Loeff / Anna Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1910-03-15 (Amsterdam)
Died
1990-08-19 (Laren, North Holland) age 80
Nationality
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch
Residence History
Amsterdam → Laren, North Holland

Career

Occupations
Children's novelist, Writer
Active Years
1941-1990

Education

Barlaeus Gymnasium
Classical languages
Country: Netherlands
High school
Municipal University of Amsterdam
Classical languages
Period: 中退
Country: Netherlands
Dropped out after father's suicide in 1929

Awards

Staatsprijs voor kinder- en jeugdliteratuur
1967
Result: 受賞
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
1957
Result: 受賞
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
1977
Result: 受賞
Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau
1976
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Children on the Oregon Trail

1949 Children's literature

A family of children traveling with a pioneer caravan to Oregon in the mid-19th century, loosely based on the Sager orphans.

AdventureFamilyPioneering

Avalanche!

1954 Children's literature

A group of children from an orphanage caught up in heavy snowfall in Switzerland.

Natural disasterSurvivalFriendship

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Thorough research-based realismInvolvement with charactersVersatility across genres
Recurring Motifs
Bridging cultural differencesResolving misunderstandingsDeveloping understanding for others

Legacy

Dutch writer known for children's and young adult books, translated into many languages, addressing controversial topics.