Pieter Aspe
Pieter Aspe (officially Pierre Aspeslag; 3 April 1953 – 1 May 2021) was a Belgian writer of a series of detective stories starring Inspector Pieter Van In. These were adapted for the long-running TV series Aspe (TV series) (2004–14) starring Herbert Flack (actor). He died at the age of 68.
Also recorded as Pierre Aspeslag
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- Name
- Pieter Aspe
- Birth Name
- Pierre Aspeslag
- Born
- 3 April 1953
- Birthplace
- Bruges, Belgium
- Died
- 1 May 2021
- Occupation
- Writer
- Full name
- Pierre Anna Gaston Aspeslag.
- Nationality
- Belgium.
- Fields
- detective fiction and detective literature.
- Honours
- Humo's Gouden Bladwijzer, Crimezone Thriller Awards and Hercule Poirot Award.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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Pieter Aspe (officially Pierre Aspeslag; 3 April 1953 – 1 May 2021) was a Belgian writer of a series of detective stories starring Inspector Pieter Van In. These were adapted for the long-running TV series Aspe (TV series) (2004–14) starring Herbert Flack (actor). He died at the age of 68.
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Biography
Biography
The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is detective fiction and detective literature. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are detective fiction, Belgian comics and crime. Distinctions recorded are Humo's Gouden Bladwijzer, Crimezone Thriller Awards and Hercule Poirot Award.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Pieter Aspe • Pen Name — Pieter Aspe • Birth Name — Pierre Aspeslag • Born — 3 April 1953 • Birthplace — Bruges, Belgium • Died — 1 May 2021 • Occupation — Writer • Genre — Crime fiction
Novels
Novels
From 2000 on Aspe published two books annually. • No. — Title — Translation — Year — ISBN • 1. — Het Vierkant van de Wraak — The Square of Revenge — 1995 • 2. — De Midasmoorden — The Midas Murders — 1996 • 3. — De Kinderen van Chronos — The Children of Chronos — 1997 • 4. — De Vierde Gestalte — The Fourth Figure — 1998 • 5. — Het Dreyse-incident — The Dreyse Incident — 1999 • 6. — Blauw Bloed — Blue Blood — 2000 • 7. — Dood Tij — Dead Tide — 2000 • 8. — Zoenoffer — Sweet Sacrifice — 2001 • 9. — Vagevuur — Purgatory — 2001 • 10. — De Vijfde Macht — The Fifth Power — 2002 • 11. — Onder Valse Vlag — Under False Flag — 2002 • 12. — 13 — Thirteen — 2003 • 13. — Pandora — Pandora — 2003 • 14. — Tango — Tango — 2004 • 15. — Onvoltooid Verleden — Unfinished Past — 2004 • 16. — Casino — Casino — 2005 • 17. — Ontmaskerd — Unmasked — 2005 • 18. — Zonder Spijt — Without Regret — 2006 • 19. — Alibi — Alibi — 2006 • 20. — Rebus — Rebus — 2007 • 21. — Op Drift — Adrift — 2007 • 22. — De Zevende Kamer — The Seventh Room — 2008 • 23. — Bankroet — Bankrupt — 2008 • 24. — Misleid — Misguided — 2009 • 25. — De Cel — The Cell — 2009 • 26. — De Vijand — The Enemy — 2010 • 27. — Erewoord — Parole — 2010 • 28. — Postscriptum — Postscript — 2011 • 29. — Solo — Solo — 2011 • 30. — Eiland — Island — 2012 • 31. — Min Een — Minus One — 2012 • 32. — Het Laatste Bevel — The Last Command — 2013 • 33. — Het Janussyndroom — Janus Syndrome — 2013 • 34. — (Pijn)³ — (Pain)³ — 2014 • 35. — Zonder voorschrift — Without a Prescription — 2014 • 36. — De Doos — The Box — 2015 • 37. — Het oor van Malchus — The Ear of Malchus — 2015 • 38. — Import — 2016 • 39. — Exit — 2016 • 40. — de butler knop — 2017 — 41 — Blankenberge Blues — 2017 Note: book 41 'Blankenberge Blues' written with co-author Johan Strobbe Note: ISBNs with 978-99-032... are taken from the second edition of the book (published in general 3 years after the first edition)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Pieter Aspe was recorded at birth as Pierre Anna Gaston Aspeslag. He also worked under the name Pieter Aspe. The authorities additionally record the heading Pierre Aspeslag. His recorded language was Dutch.
Identity
Identity
Pieter Aspe is recorded as having received Humo's Gouden Bladwijzer, Crimezone Thriller Awards and Hercule Poirot Award.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1953
Pieter Aspe was born in 1953 at Bruges.
2021
Pieter Aspe died in 2021 at AZ Sint-Jan.
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Bruges.
Birth place
AZ Sint-Jan.
Death place
Other books
• Grof wild (1998) • De Japanse Tuin • Kat en Muis • De Laatste Rit • De Oxymorontheorie (2015) • Books for youngsters (youth) • Bloedband • Luchtpost
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Recognition and collections
Pieter Aspe received Humo's Gouden Bladwijzer, Crimezone Thriller Awards and Hercule Poirot Award.
Literature
Scholarly footprint
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
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- 1.Auteur Pieter Aspe (68) overleden. De Morgen. 1/05/2021 lire en. 1374-7916 .
- 2.Pieter Aspe met hartaanval in ziekenhuis lire en. Het Nieuwsblad. 2 août 2006 consulté.
- 3.Concours photo
- 4.Marec - Marc De Cloedt - (b. 27 January 1956, Belgium). Lambiek. 16 novembre 2023.
- 5.Parution au printemps d'un roman sur les scandales dans l'Église aux éditions Aspe. Metro (journal belge) Metro. 20 septembre 2019 lire en.
- 6.L’écrivain belge Pieter Aspe est décédé lire en. Groupe Sudmedia Sudinfo. 2021-05-01 consulté.
- 7.Aspe 2009.
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References
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reference work
Wikidata, structured authority record Q747808: Pieter AspeWikimedia Foundation
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