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prize with Inez van Eijk for his first children's book ''Lieve engerd, de groeten''. Backer has been publishing youth literature ever since and occasionally engages in nonfiction. His poems are still published on his website. Two of Backer's books have been published in German translation. His poems were published in 18 languages. Backer is a dean and a teacher of Greek and Latin at the

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. He is an author of the teaching method ''Fortuna'' for Latin. In the 2000s, he wrote a biweekly column on education for ''

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''.

Books

Youth literature

* 1992 – Lieve engerd, de groetjes ontact co-author: Inez van Eijk * 1995 – Thuis niet thuis iramide* 1996 – Ik hou waar ik van hou iramide* 1998 – Dossier Wauter Both iramide* 2003 – Schrijf me! e Fontein co-author: Inez van Eijk, updated version of ''Lieve engerd, de groeten'' * 2006 – Kijk niet om eopold* 2008 – Ik ben van niemand eopold* 2009 – Het geheim van de verdwenen dieren eopold* 2010 – Het jaar van de leugen eopold published in German as ''Das Jahr der Lügen'' (2014, Urachhaus) * 2012 – Watermeisje eopold* 2016 – Toen de vogels kwamen eopold

Nonfiction

* 2002 –

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en Manuel P Pers published in German as ''Claus und Manuel'' * 2005 – Fortuna Lesboek 1 isma Edumedia* 2005 – Fortuna Werkboek 1 isma Edumedia* 2007 – "Het werk van de docent: over nieuw leren, oud leren en begeleiden" in Zijlstra, Henk: ''Het studiehuis leert'', pages 39–44 arant

Poetry

* 1991 – Het oog van de veeboer ontact* 1996 – Opdracht P Pers* 2000 – Een takje tussen je tanden P Pers* 2000 – Aan de koolstofconditioner agner & van Santen

Honors and awards

* 1992 –

- Lieve engerd, de groetjes * 1995 –

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long list - Thuis niet thuis * 2007 – Gouden Zoen honorary mention - Kijk niet om

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Backer, Marijn Dutch writers of young adult literature Living people 1956 births Dutch male poets Writers from Leiden Dutch columnists Dutch educators Dutch education writers 20th-century Dutch poets 21st-century Dutch poets