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Guus Kuijer

1942 - Today

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Guus Kuijer (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣys ˈkœyər]; born 1 August 1942) is a Dutch author. He wrote books for children and adults, and is best known for the Madelief series of children's books. For his career contribution to "children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense" he won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award from the Swedish Arts Council in 2012, the biggest prize in children's literature. As a children's writer he was one of five finalists for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guus Kuijer is the 5,987th most popular writer (down from 5,578th in 2019), the 930th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 861st in 2019) and the 56th most popular Dutch Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Guus Kuijer ranks 5,987 out of 7,302. Before him are John Perry Barlow, Roberto Orci, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Dan Houser, and Antonia Fraser. After him are Leon Kruczkowski, Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna, Jenna Bush Hager, Benny Andersen, Christian Kracht, and Fareed Zakaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Guus Kuijer ranks 614. Before him are Meave Leakey, Lesley Turner Bowrey, Antonio Munguía, Fredi, Bob Foster, and Honorino Landa. After him are Paul Churchland, Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez, Steve Wynn, Jan Halvarsson, Christine Darden, and Harald Norpoth.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Guus Kuijer ranks 930 out of 1,646. Before him are Jan Poortvliet (1955), Bas Rutten (1965), Remko Pasveer (1983), Johan van Hulst (1911), Bryan Roy (1970), and Gerard Joling (1960). After him are Herman Rouwé (1943), Pieter van den Hoogenband (1978), Rogier Blokland (1971), Frans Thijssen (1952), Anna Dresden-Polak (1906), and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (1978).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Guus Kuijer ranks 56. Before him are Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh (1881), Hendrik Marsman (1899), Ian Buruma (1951), J. Bernlef (1937), J. Slauerhoff (1898), and Gerrit Achterberg (1905). After him are Meindert DeJong (1906), Gerbrand Bakker (1962), Renate Dorrestein (1954), Michel Faber (1960), Jan van Steenbergen (1970), and Arnon Grunberg (1971).

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