Dick Bruna, the beloved author best known as the creator of Miffy, has died aged¹ 89. The Dutch illustrator and writer died on Thursday, his publisher Mercis said in a statement, and leaves behind more than 120 books which sold over 85 million copies.

 

广受喜爱的荷兰插画家兼作家迪克·布鲁纳去世了，享年89岁，他以米菲兔创造者的身份而被人们熟知。迪克·布鲁纳的出版公司Mercis在一份声明中称，布鲁纳于2月16日去世，他的遗作达120多部，销量超过8500万本。
 

 

Bruna was born into a family of publishers in Utrecht. According to the Guardian², he created more than 100 posters and around 2,000 book jackets for his family's company.

 

His first Miffy books, which were inspired by a story he told his own son, were published in 1955 with Miffy going under the name Nijintje.

 

The character would go onto become a "merchandising juggernaut"; one that featured on stationery³, children's toys, clothes and other merchandise sold around the world.

 

Mercis spokesperson Marja Kerkhof said: "He was very much loved around the world. I remember travelling with him to Australia, to New Zealand, to Asia, to Japan. Wherever he would go people would queue up for signing sessions of his books."

 

Of the success of his illustrations she said: "It is very clear pictures, almost like a pictogram, and the fact that he leaves so much out - he goes to the essence of things - and of course his very strong, powerful primary colours.

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