Koen Peeters (
Turnhout
Turnhout () is a Belgium, Belgian Municipalities in Belgium, municipality and city located in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the city of Turnhout proper. ...
, 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. He received the
Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize
The Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize (Dutch: F. Bordewijk-prijs) is a literary award, presented annually by the Jan Campert Foundation to the author of the best Dutch prose book. The prize was established in 1948 as the Vijverberg Prize, before being na ...
in 2010 for ''De bloemen''. In 2017 he received the
ECI Literature Prize for ''De mensengenezer''.
References
Profileat the
Digital library for Dutch literature
1959 births
Living people
21st-century Belgian writers
Belgian male writers
Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize winners
People from Turnhout
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