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Els Pelgrom

エルス・ペルグロム

Erusu Peruguromu

Aliases: Else Koch
Pen Names: Els PelgromPen name as children's literature writer

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1934-04-02 (Arnhem)
Nationality
Dutch
Languages
Dutch
Residence History
Netherlands → Granada, Spain (for some time)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Children's literature writer, Journalist, Teacher
Active Years
1962-
Affiliations
Querido

Awards

Gouden Griffel
1978
Work: De kinderen van het achtste woud
Organization: Griffel jury
Result: 受賞
Zilveren Griffel
1983
Work: Voor niets gaat de zon op
Organization: Griffel jury
Result: 受賞
Gouden Griffel
1985
Work: Kleine Sofie en Lange Wapper
Organization: Griffel jury
Result: 受賞
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
1986
Work: Die wundersame Reise der kleinen Sofie
Result: 受賞
Vlag en Wimpel
1986
Work: De Olifantsberg
Result: 受賞
Vlag en Wimpel
1987
Work: De straat waar niets gebeurt
Result: 受賞
Zilveren Griffel
1988
Work: Het onbegonnen feest
Organization: Griffel jury
Result: 受賞
Gouden Griffel
1990
Work: De eikelvreters
Organization: Griffel jury
Result: 受賞
Theo Thijssen-prijs
1994
Work: Entire oeuvre
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

De kinderen van het achtste woud

1977 Children's literature

Story of children in a mysterious eighth forest.

natureadventurefriendship
Translations
  • English: The Winter When Time Was Frozen
  • German: Die Kinder vom Achten Wald

Kleine Sofie en Lange Wapper

1984 Children's literature

Story of little Sophie and the giant Lanky Flop.

imaginationreality and fantasy
Translations
  • German: Die wundersame Reise der kleinen Sofie

Translations of Works

  • Many works translated to German, English, etc.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
fantasticpoetic
Recurring Motifs
naturechildren's worldmysterious journeys

Legacy

First author to receive the Gouden Griffel three times, major contributor to Dutch children's literature.

Trivia

  • Half-sister of writer Herman Koch.
  • Most books published by Querido.