Johan Fabricius

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Johan Wigmore Fabricius (24 August 1899 – 21 June 1981) was a Dutch writer, journalist and adventurer.

Fabricius was born in Bandung, Java. He wrote approximately 60 books, among them many books for children. He is well known for writing the historical children's book "De Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe" (1923), which was reprinted 28 times as of 2003.^[1] For the "Delftsche Slaolie Fabrieken" he wrote an illustrated publicity serial, "De wondere avonturen van Arretje Nof" (1928). He died in Glimmen.

Bibliography

De Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe (1923). (translated as Java Ho!: The Adventures of Four Boys Amid Fire, Storm and Shipwreck)
Het meisje met de blauwe hoed (1927) (The girl with the blue hat) - Filmed in 1934 and in 1972.
Charlotte's groote reis (1928). (Charlotte's grand voyage)
De wondere avonturen van Arretje Nof (1928) (The wondrous adventures of Arretje Nof) - For the Delftsche Slaolie Fabrieken.
Mario Ferraro's ijdele liefde (1929).
Komedianten trokken voorbij (1931).
Melodie der verten (1932).
De dans om de galg (1934) (The dance around the gallow).
Leeuwen hongeren in Napels (1934). (The lions starve in Naples)
Son of Marietta (1936)
Eiland der demonen (1941). (Island of demons)
A Castle in Carinthia (1941)
Nacht over Java (1944). (Night over Java)
De kraton (1945).
Halfbloed (1947). (Halfblood)
Java Revisited (1947)
Hotel Vesuvius (1948).
Brandende Aarde: De Vernieling en Evacuatie van de Olieterreinen in Nederlandsch-Indië (1949)
The Great Ordeal (1951)
Mijn huis staat achter de kim (1951).
A Dutchman at large: Memoirs (1952).
Een wereld in beroering (1952).
Gordel van smaragd (1953).
Setoewo, de tijger (1956). (Setoewo, the tigre)
Mortal pageant: A romance of the year of the Great Plague in Florence (1956)
Luie stoel (1957). (Lazy chair)
Schimmenspel (1958).
De heilige paarden (1959). (The sacred horses)
Jongensspel (1963). (Boy's play)
Nacht zonder zegen (1963) (Night without blessing)
Herinneringen van een oude pruik (1963) (Memories of an old whig)
Hopheisa, in regen en wind (1964).
Weet je nog, Yoshi? (1966). (Do you still remember, Yoshi?)
Dag, Leidseplein (1968). (Goodbye, Leidseplein)
Wittebroodsweken met Mama (1969).
De paradijsklok (1971).
Partnerruil niet uitgesloten (1972). (Swinging not excluded)
Devil in the tower (1973)
Het portret (1974). (The portret)
De oorlog van de kleine paardjes (1975). (The war of the little horses)
Er zijn geen echte gekken meer op Capri (1976) (Really crazy people no longer exist at Capri Island)
Als vogelen uit de hemel...: nacht over Java (1980). (Like birds from heaven ...: night over Java)
De bruiden in het bad en andere duistere daden (1981). (The bride in the bath and other dark deeds)

Notes

↑ Full text of De scheepsjongens van Bontekoe

External links

Authority control	VIAF: 110353196 ISNI: 0000 0000 8176 1602 GND: 116370459 SELIBR: 281291 NKC: jn19990002148

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Name	Fabricius, Johan
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Short description	Dutch writer
Date of birth	1891
Place of birth
Date of death	21 June 1981
Place of death

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