Literair Café Veldhoven: Jacques Vriens
At Theater de Schalm, Jacques Vriens will be interviewed by Mark van der Linden, programme maker at Bibliotheek Veldhoven. There will of course be time for questions from the audience. Bruna Veldhoven will be there with a fine selection of books, which visitors can buy and have signed.
About Jacques Vriens
Jacques Vriens (Den Bosch, 1946) spent 25 very happy years teaching in primary schools. Together with his team, he believed it was important for children to discover what they were good at, so that they could build their self-confidence from there.
His pupils inspired his 'school novels', such as Achtste-groepers huilen niet, Die rotschool met die fijne klas and, of course, Meester Jaap. He has been a full-time writer since 1993. History was one of his favourite subjects, which is why he also writes historical books for young readers, such as Oorlogsgeheimen, Weg uit de Peel and Smokkelkinderen.
His own childhood in a hotel formed the basis for the series De Bende van de Korenwolf.
Jacques also writes about social issues such as youth care (Niet thuis), euthanasia (Code Kattenkruid, hoe mijn opa vrolijk doodging) and divorce (Mijn vader woont in het tuinhuis).
In 2021 his essay Zullen we weer gewoon schooltje gaan spelen? was published. In it, he talks about his experiences as a teacher and shares his view on primary education today: what is definitely going well, but also where we have taken a wrong turn.
Plenty to talk about, then, for an inspiring afternoon!
About Literair Café Veldhoven
Relaxed, inspiring and surprising: those are the hallmarks of Literair Café Veldhoven. Since it started in 2018, the event has welcomed guests including Özcan Akyol, Esther Verhoef, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld and Rob Kemps. Literair Café Veldhoven is a collaboration between Bibliotheek Veldhoven, Bruna Veldhoven, Museum ’t Oude Slot and Theater de Schalm.
