Imme Dros (born 26 September 1936,
Oudeschild
Oudeschild is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the island municipality of Texel, and lies about 12 km northeast of Den Helder.
Oudeschild is the fishing harbour of the island. It is situated at the Wadden ...
,
Texel) is a
Dutch writer of
children's literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
.
Life
Dros grew up on the island of
Texel. She studied
Dutch in
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
. There she met her husband
Harrie Geelen, with whom she had three children. As a homemaker, she wrote her first
book
A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical arr ...
in 1971. Her husband has illustrated several of her books. She currently resides in
Hilversum
Hilversum () is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller towns. Hilvers ...
.
Work
In the 1970s, Dros wrote books mainly about animals. Young adolescents were her main theme in the 1980s, during which time she also shifted towards writing for a younger audience. From the 1990s on she made the classic works of
Homer
Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...
and other
Greek mythology
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stories into new forms. For example, her book ''Odysseus : een man van verhalen'' describes how
Odysseus
Odysseus ( ; grc-gre, Ὀδυσσεύς, Ὀδυσεύς, OdysseúsOdyseús, ), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses ( , ; lat, UlyssesUlixes), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the ''Odyssey''. Odysse ...
attempts to return home after the
Trojan War
In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has ...
. It is written in a rather poetic style of writing.
Many of her works have received awards from Dutch literary critics. Dros has twice won the
Woutertje Pieterse Prijs
The Woutertje Pieterse Prijs (Dutch for Woutertje Pieterse Prize) is an annual Dutch literary award for the best children's book of the preceding year.
History
The award was first given in 1988. The award is awarded annually in March or A ...
for best children's book of the year.
Awards
*
Nienke van Hichtum-prijs
The Nienke van Hichtum-prijs (Dutch for Nienke van Hichtum Prize) is a biennial Dutch literary award for children's literature awarded by the Jan Campert-Stichting. The award is named after children's author Nienke van Hichtum and was first awar ...
(1983, ''En een tijd van vrede)
*
Woutertje Pieterse Prijs
The Woutertje Pieterse Prijs (Dutch for Woutertje Pieterse Prize) is an annual Dutch literary award for the best children's book of the preceding year.
History
The award was first given in 1988. The award is awarded annually in March or A ...
(1988, ''Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht'' with illustrations by
Margriet Heymans)
* Woutertje Pieterse Prijs (2006, ''Bijna jarig'', together with
Harrie Geelen)
*
Theo Thijssen-prijs
The Theo Thijssen-prijsSometimes spelled ''Theo Thijssenprijs''. (Dutch for Theo Thijssen Prize) is a Dutch literary award awarded once every three years to a Dutch author of children's literature or young adult fiction. The award is not given f ...
(2003)
Dros also wrote the book ''Een heel lief konijn'' for which
Jaap Lamberton won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs in 1993.
References
External links
Imme Dros · dbnl
1936 births
Living people
People from Texel
Dutch writers
Woutertje Pieterse Prize winners
Nienke van Hichtum Prize winners
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