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Annie M.G. Schmidt

あにー・えむ・じー・しゅみっと

Anī M.G. Shimito

Aliases: Anna Maria Geertruida Schmidt

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1911-05-20 (Kapelle)
Died
1995-05-21 (Amsterdam) age 84
Nationality
Dutch
Languages
Dutch
Religion
Dutch Reformed Church
Residence History
Kapelle, Zeeland → Amsterdam

Career

Occupations
Writer, Librarian
Active Years
1947-1989

Education

Unknown
Librarian training
Country: Netherlands
Trained as librarian

Awards

Hans Christian Andersen Award
1988
Category: 執筆部門
Organization: International Board on Books for Young People
Result: 受賞
Staatsprijs voor kinder- en jeugdliteratuur
1964
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Jip en Janneke

1953 Children's literature

Series of short stories about the everyday adventures of two neighboring children.

FriendshipEveryday lifeChildhood

Pluk van de Petteflet

1971 Children's literature

Adventures of a boy living in a magical hotel.

FriendshipAdventureFantasy

Minoes

1970 Children's literature

A cat turns into a woman and helps a journalist.

TransformationAnimalsJournalism
Adaptations
  • [Film] Undercover Kitty / Vincent Bal (2001)
Translations
  • The Cat Who Came In off the Roof

Bibliography

  • Abeltje (1953)
  • Jip en Janneke (1953)
  • De groeten van Jip en Janneke (1954)
  • De A van Abeltje (1955)
  • Hop maar Jip en Janneke (1955)
  • Daar gaan Jip en Janneke (1956)
  • Een zoentje van Jip en Janneke (1957)
  • Wiplala (1957)
  • Goed zo, Jip en Janneke (1958)
  • Pas op, Jip en Janneke (1959)
  • Eventjes lachen, Jip en Janneke (1960)
  • Ibbeltje (1961)
  • Wiplala weer (1962)
  • Minoes (1970)
  • Pluk van de Petteflet (1971)
  • Waaidorp (1972)
  • Floddertje (1973)
  • Otje (1980)
  • Tante Patent (1988)
  • Jorrie en Snorrie (1990)
  • Wat ik nog weet (1992)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Delicious Dutch idiomHumorColloquial language
Recurring Motifs
Children's perspectiveFantasy elementsRebellion

Health

  • Euthanasia
    1995年
    Voluntary euthanasia one day after her 84th birthday, influencing Dutch euthanasia discussions.

Legacy

Queen of Dutch children's literature. Hans Christian Andersen Award winner. Included in Canon of the Netherlands.

In Popular Culture

  • Jip en Janneke marketed on products as Dutch icons.

Trivia

  • Wore heavy glasses as a solitary child, escaping into poetry.
  • Called 'Zus' (Sister) by family.
  • Son Flip's adventures inspired stories.