Umberto Eco was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator. In English, he is best known for his popular 1980 novel The Name of t…
Mary Jane Oliver was an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Her work is inspired by nature, rather than the human world, stemming from her lifelong passion for solita…
At the age of seven, António Lobo Antunes decided to be a writer but when he was 16, his father sent him to medical school - he is a psychiatrist. During this time he never stopped writing. By the end …
Jon Olav Fosse was born in Haugesund, Norway and currently lives in Bergen. He debuted in 1983 with the novel Raudt, svart (Red, black). His first play, Og aldri skal vi skiljast, was performed and pu…
Judith Herzberg debuteerde in 1961 met haar eerste gedichten in Vrij Nederland. In 1963 verscheen haar eerste bundel, Zeepost. Hierna volgden onder meer Beemdgras (1968), Strijklicht (1971) en Zoals (…
Gustave Emile Cyril (Cyril) - Baron - Buysse was a Flemish naturalist writer. He received the Driejaarlijkse Staatsprijs voor verhalend proza in 1918. Rosalie Loveling en Virginie Loveling were his au…
Stefan Hertmans is a Flemish Belgian author, poet and essayist. He is the author of a literary and essayistic oeuvre - including poetry, novels, essays, plays, short stories. His poetry has been trans…
Ingmar Heytze (16 februari 1970, Utrecht) publiceerde tot nu toe acht dichtbundels, drie dagboeken, een bundel miniaturen en Het beste en de rest, een keuze uit eigen werk. Hij trad, solo of met muzik…
M. Vasalis (13 February 1909 in The Hague – 16 October 1998 in Roden) was a Dutch poet and psychiatrist. M. Vasalis is the pseudonym of Margaretha Droogleever Fortuyn-Leenmans. Vasalis is her Latinize…
Samanta Schweblin was chosen as one of the 22 best writers in Spanish under the age of 35 by Granta. She is the author of three story collections that have won numerous awards, including the prestigio…
Ocean Vuong is the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collections Night Sky with Exit Wounds and Time is a Mother, as well as the New York Times bestselling novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeou…
Lieke Marsman (1990) debuteerde als dichter in Tirade. Voor de bundel Wat ik mijzelf graag voorhoud werd Marsman bekroond met de Lucy B en C.W van der Hoogtprijs, de Liegend Konijn Debuutprijs 2011 en…
Books can be attributed to "Unknown" when the author or editor (as applicable) is not known and cannot be discovered. If at all possible, list at least one actual author or editor for a book instead o…
Paul Demets (1966) is dichter en poëzierecensent voor onder meer De Morgen. Hij debuteerde met de bundel De papegaaienziekte (1999), die werd genomineerd voor de C. Buddingh'-prijs en bekroond met de …
Alicja Gescinska (Warschau, 1981) is schrijver en filosoof. Haar filosofische debuut De verovering van de vrijheid (2011) oogstte alom lof. Met haar debuutroman Een soort van liefde (2016) won ze de D…
Maarten Buser (1991) is a Dutch poet and art critic. His poems, essays, reviews and interviews have been published in a variety of literary, cultural and art magazines, anthologies, websites and museu…
Esohe Weyden is schrijver, dichter, juriste en mandaatassistent in het familiaal vermogensrecht aan de Universiteit Antwerpen. Van 2025 tot 2027 is ze de stadsdichter van Antwerpen. Eerder verschenen va…
