Koen Peeters
Illustration — Koen Peeters. Koen Peeters (Turnhout, 9 March 1959) is a Belgian writer. He was shortlisted for the Libris Literature Prize for his book the Great European Novel which has since been translated into multiple languages.
Koen Peeters
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- Born
- 1959 · Turnhout.
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Fields
- performing arts · literature
- Known for
- De mensengenezer · De bloemen
- Honours
- Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize · Edgar du Perron Prize · Boekenbon Literatureprize
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Koen Peeters. Koen Peeters (Turnhout, 9 March 1959) is a Belgian writer. He was shortlisted for the Libris Literature Prize for his book the Great European Novel which has since been translated into multiple languages.
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He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize in 2010 for De bloemen. In 2017 he received the ECI Literature Prize for De mensengenezer.
The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is performing arts and literature. Works named in the authority record are De mensengenezer and De bloemen. Distinctions recorded are Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize, Edgar du Perron Prize and Boekenbon Literatureprize.
Koen Peeters is recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded as having received Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize, Edgar du Perron Prize and Boekenbon Literatureprize.
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1959
Koen Peeters was born on 9 March 1959.
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