Dimitri Verhulst

Publisher: Atlas Contact 

Genre(s): Fiction

Dimitri Verhulst (1972) is considered one of the best writers in the Dutch language. Since his first book in 1999, he has published a constant stream of novels, plays and poetry.

His breakthrough came in 2006 with the novel De helaasheid der dingen (The Misfortunates). The book won several awards including the Golden Owl Literature Prize and has sold more than 200,000 copies to date. The English translation was named one of the best books of 2012 by The Irish Times. The film The Misfortunates, directed by Felix van Groeningen, screened all over Europe, was selected for Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009 and was the official Belgian entry for the Academy Awards. In 2009 his book Goddamn Days on a Goddamn Globe was awarded the Libris Literature Prize. His latest book, The Latecomer sold over 80.000 copies in the Netherlands. Dimitri Verhulst’s work has been published in more than 30 countries.

(Interview during European Literature Night  2014 in English)

 

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