Annelies Verbeke
Annelies Verbeke (born 6 February 1976) is a Belgian author who writes in Dutch. She made her name with the novel Slaap! (Sleep!) which has been translated into several languages.
Annelies Verbeke
Matěj Baťha · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Name
- Annelies Verbeke
- Born
- 6 February 1976
- Birthplace
- Dendermonde, Belgium
- Occupation
- Writer
- Education
- Ghent University
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Known for
- Slaap · Dertig dagen · Halleluja
- Honours
- Gouden Ezelsoor · Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize · Opzij Literature prize · J.M.A. Biesheuvelprijs · VrouwDebuutPrijs Proza en Poëzie
- Languages
- Dutch
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Annelies Verbeke. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q2165340 · wikipedia · Annelies Verbeke
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Annelies Verbeke • Born — 6 February 1976 • Birthplace — Dendermonde, Belgium • Occupation — Writer • Education — Ghent University • Website — www.anneliesverbeke.com
Biography
Biography
Verbeke studied language and literature at Ghent University before attending a scriptwriting course in Brussels. In 2003, she gained instant fame with her first novel Slaap! (Sleep!) when 70,000 copies of the Dutch edition were sold. The story has since been published in 22 countries. The award-winning work was highlighted for the way in which it showed how people with various backgrounds were all looking for fulfillment. A more recent international success has been Vissen redden (Saving Fish, 2009), also translated into several languages including German and Danish.
Selected works
Selected works
• Novels • (2003) Slaap! (Sleep!) • (2006) Reus (Giant) • (2009) Vissen redden (Saving Fish) • (2015) Dertig dagen (Thirty Days) • Short story collections • (2007) Groener Gras (Greener Grass) • (2012) Veronderstellingen (Presuppositions) • Other works • (2013) Tirol inferno (Tirol Inferno), prose poem • (2014) Onvoltooid landschap (Unfinished Landscape), short story • Plays • (2009) Stukken (Pieces) • (2010) Rail Gourmet (Rail Gourmet) • (2010) Almschi • (2012) Flow My Tears
Identity
Identity
Annelies Verbeke is recorded as having received Gouden Ezelsoor, Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize and Opzij Literature prize. Recognition and collections. Verbeke received Gouden Ezelsoor, Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize, Opzij Literature prize, J.M.A. Biesheuvelprijs and VrouwDebuutPrijs Proza en Poëzie.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
1976
Annelies Verbeke born at Londerzeel.
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Annelies Verbeke, revision 1372821913 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 19 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
39,529 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Anne-Pierre, marquis de Montesquiou-FézensacAuthor
- Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de CourcellesAuthor
- Annejet van der ZijlAuthor
- Anneke BrassingaAuthor
- Annemarie BostroemAuthor
- Annemarie JacirAuthor
- Annemarie Ní ChurreáinAuthor
- Annemarie SchimmelAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Annelies Verbeke?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.