Dirk Bracke

Belgian writer and screenwriter (1953-2021)

Dirk Bracke (4 June 1953 – 15 June 2021) was a Belgian author of children's books.[1] His work has been translated into Danish, German, Spanish and Polish.

In 2010 Hans Herbots made Het Engelenhuis into the movie Bo, and in 2015 Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah made his book into the film Black.[2]

The movie “2000,” was based on his novel “Straks doet het geen pijn meer.”[3]

Bracke died on 15 June 2021, aged 68.[4] His book, Chicago was published in 2023.[5]

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  1. "Stewart, Rosemary Gordon, (Mrs I. M. James), (died 15 June 2015), author of management books", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, retrieved 2023-11-20
  2. NWS, VRT (2023-09-26). "Twee jaar na zijn dood verschijnt laatste boek van Dirk Bracke: "Hij heeft het zelf geschreven, met vulpen op papier"". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. Keslassy, Elsa (2022-05-20). "Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah to Direct '2000' About Sexual Abuse Survivor's Rebellion (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  4. NWS, VRT (2021-06-15). "Populaire jeugdauteur Dirk Bracke (68) is overleden, bekend van "Black" en "Het Engelenhuis"". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  5. "Two years after death, the last book by children's author Dirk Bracke is published: 'Decided in consultation with family'". myprivacy.dpgmedia.be. Retrieved 2023-11-20.