The Dive
For this work of magical realism, Sjoerd Kuyper found inspiration on the island of Curaçao. He organised his thoughts in emails to his children, with songs, a monologue, a newspaper article. That was how the form of the book came about: ‘a love letter to the island of Curaçao, in 25 genres,’ as one reviewer wrote.
Original title
De duik
Author
Sjoerd Kuyper
Age category
9+
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Sjoerd Kuyper
Sjoerd Kuyper (b. 1952) made his writing debut in 1974 with a collection of poems for adults. He wrote various stories for television, among them 'Majesteit, Uw ontbijt' (‘Your Breakfast, Sire’) and 'Het zakmes' (‘The Pocket Knife’) which was also filmed and received fourteen awards, among them an Emmy.