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Between hero and villain

Lindsey Geybels — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:09:05 +0000

Ahead of the premiere of Wonka in Belgian cinemas, Ewoud Ceulemans, TV and culture specialist at De Morgen, contacted Leander Duthoy to dig deeper into the motivations behind the famous character Willy Wonka. Duthoy talks about the childhood influences that writer Roald Dahl incorporated into his book, the ambiguity that makes the character so fascinating,… Continue reading Between hero and villain

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Also appropriate for adults

Lindsey Geybels — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:44:10 +0000

When Joke Van Leeuwen states that her books are for “starting and other humans”, she means that she writes her books with the belief that both children and adults can enjoy them. Rather than seeing children as “less developed” or “radically different”, the children’s book author believes in the kinship model (Gubar) – the idea that children… Continue reading Also appropriate for adults

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Different aspects of age in the oeuvre of David Almond

Lindsey Geybels — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:59:34 +0000

In recent decades, age studies has started to emerge as a new approach to study children’s literature. This book is co-authored by several members of the CAFYR team and builds on that scholarship but also significantly extends it by exploring age in various aspects of children’s literature: the age of the author, the characters, the… Continue reading Different aspects of age in the oeuvre of David Almond

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