Rindert Kromhout (born 9 August 1958) is a Dutch author of children's books and

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. He is the author of the 2002 ''kinderboekenweekgeschenk'', a commissioned book given away to book buyers during the annual ''

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Biography

Kromhout spent part of his childhood in children's homes. He graduated from the MAVO and then attended the Pedagogische academie voor het basisonderwijs, with the intent to teach elementary school. He was more interested in writing, though, and wrote stories and toured with a puppet theater. In 1978 a story of his was published in the Dutch ''Donald Duck'', and two years later he published his first book, ''Een muis bij het fornuis''. In 1982 he became a full-time writer. In 2011 his ''Soldaten huilen niet'' won the inaugural Gouden Lijst, awarded by the

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for the best Dutch young-adult novel (ages 12–15). He is partner of agronomist and politician

Eric Smaling Eric Marc Alexander Smaling (born 18 August 1957 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch politician and agronomist. As a member of the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij) he was an MP between 14 May 2013 and 23 March 2017. He replaced Manja Smits, init ...

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* 1958 births Living people Dutch children's writers Dutch gay writers Writers from Rotterdam {{Netherlands-writer-stub