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米菲兔之父迪克•布鲁纳去世

2月16日，米菲兔的创造者、荷兰著名作家兼画家迪克•布鲁纳 Dick Bruna, the beloved author best known as the creator of Miffy, has died aged 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 Guardian, he created more than 100 posters and around 2,000 book jackets for his family's company.

布鲁纳生于乌得勒支的一个出版家族。据《卫报》报道，他为家族公司设计了100多张海报和约2000本书封。

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.

布鲁纳的首部米菲兔作品灵感来自于他讲给儿子的一个故事，于1955年出版，米菲兔的名字当时叫做Nijintje。

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