Hercule Poirot Prize
With the Hercule Poirot Prize (Original: Hercule Poirotprijs ), the best Belgian - Flemish language detective novel of the last 12 months has been awarded since 1998 . The prize has been endowed with € 1,500 since 2004; the prize money rose to € 5,000 from 2007. For this, the winner will receive an engraved Montblanc - Fountain Pen . The award was named after Agatha Christie's super detective Hercule Poirot , who was born in Belgium.
The award ceremony took place in Blankenberge until 2000 , then on the book exchange in Antwerp until 2009 . In 2010 and 2011 there was an event, the "Poirot in Bruges - Knack Thriller Festival", which took place in the City Theater of Bruges . Since 2012, the new venue has been the Antwerp Book Exchange.
The complete works of a writer has been honored with the Hercule Poirot Oeuvreprijs since 2007 . The award is made irregularly. Both awards are organized and sponsored by the weekly magazine Weekend Knack ; Therefore, the quotation Knack Hercule Poirotprijs appears more frequently in Flemish publications .
Categories
| category | Original title | awarded since |
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| Best Flemish detective novel | Hercule Poirotprijs | 1998 |
| Hercule Poirot Speedwell | Hercule Poirot Oeuvreprijs | 2007 |
Award winners
Best Flemish detective novel - Hercule Poirotprijs
| year | Award winners |
Original title publisher, location year 1 |
German title publisher, location year 1 |
| 1998 | Staf Schoeters | De schaduw van de Adelaar CP Literair, Antwerp + Amsterdam 1998 |
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| 1999 | Jef Geeraerts | De PG Prometheus, Amsterdam 1998 |
The Public Prosecutor, Unionsverlag, Zurich 2002 |
| 2000 | Piet Teigeler | De zwarte dood Houtekiet, Antwerp 2000 |
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| 2001 | Pieter Aspe | Zoenoffer Manteau, Antwerp 2001 (large print) |
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| 2002 | Stan Lauryssens | Zwaarte Sneeuw Manteau, Antwerp 2002 |
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| 2003 | Jonathan Sonnst | Razborka Manteau, Antwerp 2003 |
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| 2004 | Mieke de Loof | Duivels Offer The House of Books, Antwerp + Vianen 2004 |
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| 2005 | Johanna Spaey | Dood van een soldaat Manteau, Antwerp 2005 (large print) |
The death of the candidate dtv, Munich 2009 |
| 2006 | Herman Portocarero | New Yorkse Nights Van Halewijck, Leuven 2006 |
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| 2007 | Bob van Laerhoven | De Wraak van Baudelaire Houtekiet, Antwerp + Amsterdam 2007 |
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| 2008 | Luc Deflo | Pitbull Manteau, Antwerp 2008 |
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| 2009 | Guido Eekhaut | Absint Manteau, Antwerp 2009 |
Black channels Rowohlt, Reinbek 2011 |
| 2010 | Patrick De Bruyn | Dodelijk demand Manteau, Antwerp 2009 |
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| 2011 | Rudy Soetewey | Getuigen Kramat, Westerlo 2011 |
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| 2012 | Louis Van Dievel | Hof van Assisen Vrijdag, Antwerp 2011 |
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| 2013 | Bavo Dhooge | Santa Monica Luitingh-Sijthoff, Amsterdam 2013 |
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| 2014 | Toni Coppers | Dood water Manteau, Antwerp 2014 |
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| 2015 | Patrick Conrad | Moço Uitgeverij Vrijdag, Antwerp 2015 |
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| 2016 | Jan Van der Cruysse | Bling Bling: diamantroof in Delhi Davidsfonds Uitgeverij, Antwerp 2016 |
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| 2017 | Hilde Vandermeeren | Schemerzone Uitgeverij Q, Amsterdam 2017 |
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| 2018 | Jos Pierreux |
Niets erger dan spijt Uitgeverij Vrijdag, Antwerp 2018 |
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| 2019 | Dominique Biebau | Russian voor beginners Uitgeverij Vrijdag, Antwerp 2019 |
1 = Publisher and year information refer to the original or German first edition
Hercule Poirot Honorary Award - Hercule Poirot Oeuvreprijs
(irregular award)
| year | Prize winner | year | Prize winner | year | Prize winner |
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| 2007 | Jef Geeraerts | 2010 | Pieter Aspe | 2013 | Aster Berkhof |
See also
- List of crime writers
- List of Belgian writers
- Belgian literature section "Dutch literature in Belgium"
Web links
- Brief introduction to the Dutch detective novel by Marie van Bilk: Part 3, section Belgium
- Laudation for the winner of the Hercule Poirot Prize 2013, Bavo Dhooge [1] (Flemish)