Akin Düzakin
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Akin Düzakin is a Turkish
Turkish people
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-Norwegian
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 illustrator and children's author.

Düzakin has illustrated a wide range of children's books, including books about Tvillingbror and Tvillingsøster of Liv Marie Austrem
which he received the Brage Prize
Brage Prize
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for Open Class in 1995 and 1997. He also won the Unni Sands bildebokpris award in 1998. Furthermore, in 2006 he won the Bokkunstprisen award.

Düzakin is known for acrylic malerier with poetic, easy naivistiska motives and clear shapes.

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