André Sollie

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André Sollie
Born(1947-07-07)7 July 1947
Mechelen, Antwerp, Belgium
Died13 January 2025(2025-01-13) (aged 77)
OccupationWriter, illustrator
Notable awards

André Sollie (7 July 1947 – 13 January 2025) was a Belgian author and illustrator of children's literature.

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Life and career

Sollie made his debut in children's poetry with Soms, dan heb ik flink de pest in in 1986. [1]

In 2000, Sollie and Ingrid Godon published the children's book Wachten op Matroos. They both won the Gouden Griffel award a year later for this book. [1] The English translation of the book Hello, Sailor was published in 2003. The book is about a lighthouse keeper called Matt and his friend, Sailor, whom he deeply misses. The book caused controversy in England as it was argued that its inclusion in school curricula effectively forced schools to include books with homosexual characters. [2]

In 2004, he published Dubbel Doortje which was the first book that he both wrote and illustrated himself. [1] He won the Boekenpluim award for his illustrations in this book. [1]

His 2005 novel for adolescents Nooit gaat dit over was turned into the 2011 feature film North Sea Texas (Noordzee, Texas) by Bavo Defurne.

Sollie won the Boekenpauw award twice for his illustrations: in 1998 for the book De brief die Rosie vond written by Bart Moeyaert and in 2010 for the book De Zomerzot which he wrote himself. [1] [3]

Sollie died on 13 January 2025, at the age of 77. [4] [5]

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 van Coillie, Jan. "André Sollie" (in Dutch). Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ↑ M. Brettingham, "New storm brews over gay books", The Times Educational Supplement , p. 6, 20 October 2006
  3. 1 2 Staal, Jos. "Boekenpauw en Boekenpluim" (in Dutch). Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bekroonde jeugdschrijver en illustrator André Sollie (77) overleden". VRT (in Flemish). 13 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Rouwbrief André Sollie" (PDF). Begrafenisonderneming Vranken (in Flemish). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Kinder- en Jeugdjury Vlaanderen - Bekroningen (1982 - 2017)" (PDF) (in Dutch). Kinder- en Jeugdjury Vlaanderen. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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