Peter Terrin

Peter Terrin (2017)

Peter Terrin (born October 3, 1968 in Tielt ) is a Flemish writer .

biography

Terrin first began an engineering degree ( industrieel ingenieur ), but broke it off and then studied adapted communication at the University of Ghent . He worked as a sales representative . At the age of twenty-three he was inspired by reading the novel De donkere kamer van Damokles ( Eng . The Darkroom of Damocles ) by Willem Frederik Hermans to start writing himself.

Terrin made his debut in 1998 with the short story collection De Code . In 2001 he wrote his first novel with Kras . He had his breakthrough with the novel Blanco , for which he was nominated for the AKO literature prize.

Works

Novels

• 2016: Yucca. De bezige Bij publishing house, Amsterdam, ISBN 9789023499282 .
• 2014: Monte Carlo. De bezige Bij publishing house, Amsterdam, ISBN 978-9-02348519-3 .
• 2012: Post mortem. Publisher ECI BV, ISBN 9789029583442 .
• 2009: De bewaker. De bezige Bij publishing house, Amsterdam, ISBN 978-9-02957149-4 .
• 2004: Vrouwen en kinderen eerst. ISBN 978-9-02954910-3 .
• 2003: Blanco. De bezige Bij publishing house, Amsterdam, ISBN 978-9-02348796-8 .
• 2001: Kras. Veen Verlag, ISBN 978-9-02042097-5 .

stories

• 2011: Voor de lieve vrede. Bibliophile edition by Tungsten
• 2006: De Bijeneters. De bezige Bij publishing house, Amsterdam, ISBN 978-9-02956390-1 .
• 1998: De Code. Atlas Contact publisher, ISBN 978-9-02542057-4 .

Awards

• 2014: Honorary citizen of Wingene , the place where he grew up
• 2012: AKO literature prize for post mortem
• 2010: EU literature prize for De bewaker
• 2008: Prijs voor Letterkunde van West-Vlaanderen for De Bijeneters

Nominations

• 2018: Euregio pupil literature prize with Monte Carlo
• 2015: Libris Literature Prize (shortlist) with Monte Carlo
• 2012: Halewijn Prize with post mortem
• 2010: Libris Literature Prize (shortlist) with De bewaker
• 2010: Gouden Uil (longlist) with De bewaker
• 2007: AKO Literatuurprijs with the collection of stories De Bijeneters
• 2004: AKO Literatuurprijs with the novel Blanco

Web links

• radio1.be - Peter Terrins 'Post Mortem' wint AKO Literatuurprijs 2012
• Peter Terrin wins the AKO Literatuurprijs
• About the work of Peter Terrin

Individual evidence

1. ↑ For the biography and the work see: [1]
2. ↑ For Peter Terrin's books see: [2]
3. ↑ See: [3]
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