Голланд жазушысы Пол Бигель өмірі мен шығармашылығы

Dutch writer

Paulus Johannes "Paul" Biegel (25 March 1925 – 21 October 2006) was a successful and prolific Dutch writer of children's literature.

Paul Biegel was born in Bussum in 1925. His father, Hermann Biegel, was of German descent, and owned a building materials shop. With his wife Madeleine Povel Guillot he had nine children, six girls and three boys, of whom Paul was the youngest. He was not a prolific reader as a child, preferring to play outside. His favourite books were the fairy tales of the brothers Grimm and the works of Jules Verne. He studied in Bussum (primary school) and Amsterdam, graduating in 1945. His first story, De ontevreden kabouter ("The unhappy gnome"), written when he was 14 years old, was printed in the newspaper De Tijd. He wanted to become a pianist, but decided that he didn't have enough talent. He went to the United States for a year after World War II, where he worked for nl. After his return, he worked as an editor for Dutch magazines like the nl. He commenced Law Studies, but stopped these in 1953. He only published his first book, De gouden gitaar, in 1962. He became one of the most important Dutch writers for children in 1965, when he received the Gouden Griffel for Het sleutelkruid. In 1973 he won the Staatsprijs voor kinder en jeugdliteratuur literary award. He has written over 50 books,

Among the 35 books Paul Biegel translated into Dutch are The Borrowers series by Mary Norton, three books by Michael Foreman, two by John Burningham, three by Tony Ross, and four by Kaye Umansky.