Born in Amsterdam in 1942, GUUS KUIJER is one ofthe Netherlands' most popular writers for both children and adults. In 2012 Kuijer won the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for his writing for children, and in 2014 he was shortlisted for the prestigious AKO Literature Prize for adult fiction. Kuijer is the author of The Bible for Unbelievers: The Begnning: Genesis, and currently resides in Zuidschermer, a small town in the Netherlands.