Anne Provoost
Anne Provoost (born July 26, 1964 in Poperinge ) is a Flemish writer .
life and work
Provoost grew up in Woesten (today part of the municipality of Vleteren ). She studied literature and education at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and graduated in German philology. She then followed her husband to the United States , where she wrote her first book in 1990 - "Mijn tante is een grindewal" . "Vallen" , a book for young people about racism and extremism, followed in 1994 and "De roos en het zwijn" in 1997 . In 2001 "De arkvaarders" appeared and in 2007 her last novel so far "In de zon kijken" .
Her work, originally written in Dutch , has been translated into twelve languages. Her most important book is "Vallen" , for which she received five European literary prizes.
In June 2007 Provoost ran as a member of the Groen! for the Belgian Senate . She is a member of PEN and the Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde and lives in Antwerp with her husband and three children .
Works and awards
- 1990 - Mijn tante is een grindewal (German: Tears are to the eyes what the rainbow is to the sky) ( ISBN 3-89106-144-7 )
- Boekenleeuw 1991
- Prijs Letterkunde van de Vlaamse Provincies - Jeugd- en Kinderboek 1991
- 1991 - De wekker en het mes
- 1991 - Don't laugh out loud!
- 1993 - Kauwgom voor de held
- 1994 - Vallen (German: Fallen) ( ISBN 3-89106-281-8 )
- Zilveren Griffel 1995
- Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 1995
- Gouden Uil 1995
- Boekenleeuw 1995
- Prijs Letterkunde van de Vlaamse Provincies - Jeugd- en Kinderboek 1996
- 1997 - De roos en het zwijn ( Ger . T .: Rosalenas Spiegel) ( ISBN 3-357-00930-7 )
- Special prize of the jury of young readers (Austria) 2001
- Gouden Zoen 1998
- Boekenleeuw 1998
- LYNX 2000
- 2001 - De arkvaarders (German: Flood time) ( ISBN 3-357-00520-4 )
- Gouden Zoen 2002
- Boekenwelp 2002
- Children's Book Sense Picks USA 2004
- Prijs Letterkunde van de Provincie West-Vlaanderen - Jeugd- en Kinderboek 2005
- 2007 - In de zon kijken
- 2008 - Beminde Ongelovigen. Atheistic sermoen
- 2012 - Spring day
Further awards
- Prize from North Rhine-Westphalia for Mijn tante is een grindewal , Vallen and De Roos en het zwijn 2000
Web links
- Literature by and about Anne Provoost in the catalog of the German National Library
- official homepage
- (PDF) And now the bad news. The child as an antagonist (essay; 144 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Provoost, Anne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Flemish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Poperinge , Belgium |