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Dumon Tak, Bibi

LC control no.nb2007006355
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPT5882.14.U53
Personal name headingDumon Tak, Bibi
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Variant(s)Tak, Bibi Dumon
Dumon Tak, Margareta Anna
Tak, Margareta Anna Dumon
Other standard no.0000000071029864
Birth date1964-12-21
Place of birthRotterdam (Netherlands)
Field of activityChildren's literature, Dutch
Profession or occupationAuthors
Found inKlein genoeg, 2006: t.p. (Bibi Dumon Tak)
Nederlands Letterenfonds website, Mar. 2, 2015 (Bibi Dumon Tak (b. 1964) studied Dutch Literature. In 2001, she made her debut as a non-fiction author for children with Het koeienboek (The Cow Book, 2001). Although Dumon Tak's oeuvre consists for the main part of factual titles, the line between fiction and non-fiction appears to blur in her work; she uses literary techniques to describe reality. Her first novel based on a true story was Soldaat Wojtek (Private Voytek). This style is now attracting a certain amount of cautious imitation, but it was immediately acknowledged by the critics: Het koeienboek was awarded the Silver Slate Pencil, as was the later Camera loopt...actie!)
Wikken & wegen, 2021: cover (Bibi Dumon Tak)
Wikipedia, viewed October 11, 2023 (Bibi Dumon Tak; Margareta Anna Dumon Tak; born December 21, 1964 in Rotterdam; writer, who mainly writes non-fiction for children)
   <https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibi_Dumon_Tak>
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