America Award in Literature
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Edition 19 (2012) Winner
Ivo Michiels
イヴォ・ミヒールス
Ivo Michiels
Aliases:
Henri Paul René Ceuppens
Pen Names:
Ivo Michiels（Pseudonym used for writing）,
Henri Paul René Ceuppens（Birth name / legal name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1923-01-08 （Mortsel, Belgium）
- Died
- 2012-10-07 （Le Barroux, France） age 89
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Languages
- Dutch
- Residence History
- Mortsel (birthplace / early life) → Lübeck, Germany (worked as a nurse during World War II) → Brussels (teaching and editorial work) → Vaucluse, France (established as full-time writer) → Le Barroux (place of death)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Editor, Teacher, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1946-2012
- Affiliations
- Het Handelsblad (employer), Ontwikkeling (publisher, employed 1957–1978), Nieuw Vlaams Tijdschrift (editorial staff 1959–1983), Hoger Rijksinstituut voor Toneel- en Cultuurspreiding (Brussels; taught 1966–1978)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Ark Prize of the Free Word | Het afscheid | — | Ark Prize of the Free Word | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Prize of the Flemish Community for Prose (then Driejaarlijkse Staatsprijs voor verhalend proza) | A Garden Between Dog and Wolf | — | Flemish Community | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Emile Bernheim Prize | For his body of work | — | Emile Bernheim Prize (organizer unspecified) | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Prize of the Flemish Community | — | — | Flemish Community | 受賞 |
| 2012 | America Award in Literature | For his lifetime contribution to international writing | — | The Contemporary Arts Educational Project | 受賞 |
Ark Prize of the Free Word
1958
Work:
Het afscheid
Organization:
Ark Prize of the Free Word
Result:
受賞
Prize of the Flemish Community for Prose (then Driejaarlijkse Staatsprijs voor verhalend proza)
1977
Work:
A Garden Between Dog and Wolf
Organization:
Flemish Community
Result:
受賞
Emile Bernheim Prize
1990
Work:
For his body of work
Organization:
Emile Bernheim Prize (organizer unspecified)
Result:
受賞
Prize of the Flemish Community
1993
Organization:
Flemish Community
Result:
受賞
America Award in Literature
2012
Work:
For his lifetime contribution to international writing
Organization:
The Contemporary Arts Educational Project
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Seagulls Die in the Harbour
1955 NovelAn early novel set in a harbour town that examines postwar society and fractured human relations. Adapted into a film (1956).
postwar societyalienationurban solitude
Adaptations
- [Film] Seagulls Die in the Harbour (1956)
Het afscheid
1957 NovelA work dealing with personal farewells and loss. Winner of the Ark Prize in 1958.
farewelllossinternal conflict
A Garden Between Dog and Wolf
1977 NovelA novel that treats liminal times and situations; awarded the Prize of the Flemish Community for Prose in 1977.
liminalitytemporalityidentity
Adaptations
- [Film scenario] Een tuin tussen hond en wolf (film scenario)
De verrukking
1999 NovelOne of his notable later works. Uses a mature style to probe inner change and relationships.
human relationshipsinner life
Bibliography
- Begrensde verten (1946, poetry)
- Daar tegenover (1947, poetry)
- Zo, ga dan (1947, novella)
- Het vonnis (1949, novel)
- Kruistocht der jongelingen (1951, novel)
- Spaans capriccio (1952, short story)
- De ogenbank (1953, novel)
- De meeuwen sterven in de haven (1955, novel; film scenario)
- Het afscheid (1957, novel)
- Journal brut, Ikjes sprokkelen (1958)
- Albisola Mare, Savona (1959)
- Dertien Vlamingen (1961, anthology)
- Het boek Alfa (1963, novel)
- Frans Dille (1963, essay)
- Antwerpen, stad aan de stroom (1965, text for photo album)
- Verhalen uit Journal brut (1966)
- Orchis militaris (1968, novel)
- Exit (1971, novel)
- Een tuin tussen hond en wolf (1977, novel; film scenario)
- Itinerarium (1979, essay)
- Dixi(t) (1979, novel)
- De vrouwen van de aartsengel (1983, novel)
- Het boek der nauwe relaties (1985)
- Prima materia (1989)
- Ondergrond bovengronds (1991)
- Schildwacht schuldwacht (1993)
- Daar komen schervan van (1995)
- Sissi (1997)
- De verrukking (1999, novel)
Adaptations
- Seagulls Die in the Harbour (film adaptation, 1956)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modernist elementsexperimental proseintrospective and condensed style
- Recurring Motifs
- identitymemorypostwar traumacity and solitude
Legacy
Ivo Michiels (born Henri Ceuppens) was a leading figure in experimental prose within Flemish literature. From the postwar period through his later years he had significant influence on Flemish letters, received multiple awards, and was recognized internationally for his lifetime achievement.
Trivia
- Birth name: Henri Paul René Ceuppens.
- Worked as a nurse in a hospital in Lübeck, Germany during World War II.
- 'De meeuwen sterven in de haven' (1955) was adapted into a film in 1956.
- Won the Ark Prize in 1958 for 'Het afscheid'.