Libris Literature Award (Libris Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2009) Winner
Dimitri Verhulst
でぃみとり・ヴェールフュルスト
Dimitri Verhulst
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1972-10-02 （Aalst, Belgium）
- Nationality
- ベルギー, Belgian
- Languages
- Dutch
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Huccorgne, Belgium
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer
- Active Years
- 1994-2024
- Influenced By
- Louis Paul Boon
- Nominations
- Nominated for NRC Literair Prijs (De kamer hiernaast, 1999)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Libris Literatuurprijs | Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Publieksprijs Gouden Uil | De helaasheid der dingen | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | De Inktaap | De helaasheid der dingen | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Beste Boek 2008 HUMO's Pop Poll | Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol | — | HUMO | 受賞 |
Libris Literatuurprijs
2009
Work:
Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol
Result:
受賞
Publieksprijs Gouden Uil
2007
Work:
De helaasheid der dingen
Result:
受賞
De Inktaap
2008
Work:
De helaasheid der dingen
Result:
受賞
Beste Boek 2008 HUMO's Pop Poll
2009
Work:
Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol
Organization:
HUMO
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Problemski Hotel
2003 novelAbout residents of an asylum-seekers' centre in Arendonk, Belgium.
refugeessocial issues
Adaptations
- [film] Problemski Hotel / Manu Riche (2016)
De helaasheid der dingen
2006 novelSemi-autobiographical novel about the author's youth, known as The Misfortunates.
familyalcoholism
Adaptations
- [film] The Misfortunates (2009)
Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol
2008 novelModern retelling involving Noah's flood.
apocalypsehumanity
Bibliography
- Assevrijdag (1994)
- De kamer hiernaast (1999)
- Niets, niemand en redelijk stil (2001)
- Liefde, tenzij anders vermeld (2001, poetry)
- De verveling van de keeper (2002)
- Problemski Hotel (2003)
- Dinsdagland (2004)
- De aankomst in de bleke morgen op dat bleke plein (Aalst) (2005, play)
- Yerma vraagt een toefeling (2005)
Translations by Author
- Translation of Yerma by Federico García Lorca
Translations of Works
- Problemski Hotel translated into more than ten languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- sarcastic but compassionateexplicit and hilarious language
Health
-
violent home environment幼少期Spent childhood in foster home
Legacy
Belgian writer best known for novels Problemski Hotel and The Misfortunates.
Trivia
- In 2019, accused of anti-Semitism in a column about Palestinian literature, but charges were dropped.