Antoon Coolen (April 17, 1897 - November 9, 1961) was a well-known Dutch writer of novels. He wrote the ''Boekenweekgeschenk'' for the

Boekenweek In the Netherlands, the Boekenweek (; English: Book Week) is an annual "week" of ten days dedicated to Dutch literature. It has been held in March annually since 1932. Each Boekenweek has a theme. The beginning of the Boekenweek is marked by the ' ...

of 1947 and a novel that was part of the Boekenweekgeschenk in 1939.

Translations in English

* Antoon Coolen: ''The golden webs''. Transl. from the Dutch by Marten ten Hoor. Michigan, 1953 * Antoon Coolen: ''Christmas rose''. Transl. from the Dutch by Marten ten Hoor. Michigan, 1952 * Antoon Coolen: ''The cross purposes''. Transl. from the Dutch by Jacobine Menzies-Wilson. London, Collins, 1948 1897 births 1961 deaths Dutch male novelists People from Gulpen-Wittem 20th-century Dutch novelists 20th-century Dutch male writers {{Netherlands-writer-stub