- Source: Kristien Dieltiens
Kristien Dieltiens (born 27 September 1954) is a Flemish author.
Career
Dieltiens made her debut in 1997 with De gouden bal. For her book Olrac (2000) she won the Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury Vlaanderen in 2002.
For her 50th book Kelderkind Dieltiens won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs in 2013. The book draws inspiration from the life of Kaspar Hauser, a German youth who claimed to have grown up in the total isolation of a darkened cell. In 2012, Dieltiens also won the West-Vlaamse Provinciale Prijs Letterkunde for this book and it was also nominated for a Boekenleeuw.
Her son Gust Van den Berghe (born 1985) is a renowned film director.
Awards
2002: Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury Vlaanderen, Olrac
2012: West-Vlaamse Provinciale Prijs Letterkunde, Kelderkind
2013: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, Kelderkind
2014: Kleine Cervantes, Kelderkind
References
External links
Kristien Dieltiens (in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature
Kristien Dieltiens (in Dutch), jeugdliteratuur.org
