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Koen Peeters

Koen Peeters

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Koen Peeters (b. 1959) is the author of a rich, award-winning oeuvre. The postman won him the NCR prize; Great European Novel was shortlisted for the Libris literature prize and translated into various languages. His novel The flowers won him the F. Bordewijk prize in 2010. His latest novel, A Thousand Hills, won the E. du Perron prize in 2013.

 

Recent title English material

Een kamer in Oostende (A Room in Ostend), 2019

De mensengenezer (The People Healer), 2017

Press on A Thousand Hills:

An informative book, which tells us as much about ourselves as about Rwanda. **** - Knack

Press on Great European Novel:

A revelation. Reading a story like this makes you happy. - Corriere Della Serra