James Krüss
German writer (1926–1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Krüss (31 May 1926 – 2 August 1997) was a German writer of children's and picture books, illustrator, poet, dramatist, scriptwriter, translator, and collector of children's poems and folk songs. For his contribution as a children's writer he received the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1968.[1][2]
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Born | James Jacob Hinrich Krüss (1926-05-31)31 May 1926 Heligoland, Germany |
Died | 2 August 1997(1997-08-02) (aged 71) Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | German |
Period | 1946–? |
Genre | Children's literature |
Notable works | Timm Thaler |
Notable awards | Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing 1968 |
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