Peter Verhelst

Peter Verhelst (born January 28, 1962 in Bruges , Belgium ) is a Flemish writer , poet , playwright , performer and playwright .

Life

Peter Verhelst made his debut in 1987 with the volume of poetry "Obsidiaan" . Writes novels, poems and plays. In 2000 he received the Gouden Uil literary prize for the novel "Tongkat" .

His best-known works are “De Kleurenvanger” , “Memoires van een luipaard” , “Zwellend fruit” and “Tongkat” . So far, “The Color Catcher” and “The Muscle Alphabet” have been published in German.

Works (selection)

poetry

Obsidiaan (1987)
OTTO (1998)
Angel (1990)
Witte Bloemen (1991)
Masters (1992)

De Boom N (1994)
Verhemelte (1996)
Verrukkingen (1997)
Alaska (2003)

prose

Vloeibaar Harnas (1993)
Het spieren alfabet (1995)
De kleurenvanger (1996)
Tongkat (1999)

Zwellend fruit (2000)
Memoires van een Luipaard (2001)
Moon Shield Rings (2002)
Zwerm (2005)

drama

Maria Salomé (1997)
Romeo en Juliet (study van een drinking lichaam) (1998)
Red Rubber Balls (1999)
S * ckmyp (2000)
AARS! (2000)
Scratching the Inner Fields (2001)

Philocrates (2002)
Het sprookjesbordeel (2002)
Blush (2002)
Sonic Boom (2002)
Philoctetes Fortify My Arms (2003)

Awards

2017 - Herman de Coninck Prize (Best Poetry Book and Best Poem)
2016 - Ida Gerhardt Poetry Prize for Wij totale vlam
2000 - Gouden Uil for the novel Tongkat

Web links

Over Verhelsts poëzie (PDF file; 240 kB)
Over Verhelst's Tongkat
List of works
Literature by and about Peter Verhelst in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

^ Press report Peter Verhelst wint Ida Gerhardt Poëzieprijs : [1] from volkskrant.nl, March 18, 2016.

personal data
SURNAME	Verhelst, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Verhelst, Peter Roger Arthur Marcel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Flemish writer, poet, playwright, performer and playwright
DATE OF BIRTH	January 28, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bruges , Belgium

[1] Press report Peter Verhelst wint Ida Gerhardt Poëzieprijs : [1] from volkskrant.nl, March 18, 2016.