Gie Bogaert (b.1958) is a novelist, a teacher of Dutch and English, and a lecturer on prose at the Writers’ Academy. He has written columns for Radio 1, Radio Klara and the magazine Kunst & Cultuur. He has garnered praise for books including What Harm Do Magicians Do? (1990, NCR Nomination), The Love Collector (1998), Sky Faces (2010, Literature Prize of the Antwerp Province) and recently Noora’s Mistake (2013).
Press on Roosevelt:
An outstanding book. – de Morgen
Uncovering the heart of the city and its inhabitants, Roosevelt is an ode to both Antwerp and to storytelling in its purest sense. – FLANDERS TODAY
In Roosevelt Bogaert once again demonstrates his literary power. He is the pointillist who tells small stories in a great way. He manages to capture in beautiful miniatures the tragedies and bright spots in everyday lives. **** – HET NIEUWSBLAD