Annelies Verbeke

Annelies Verbeke (born 6 February 1976) is a Belgian author who writes in Dutch.^[1][2] She made her name with the novel Slaap! (Sleep!) which has been translated into several languages.

Annelies Verbeke
Annelies Verbeke in 2011
Born	(1976-02-06) 6 February 1976 (age 49) Dendermonde, Belgium
Occupation	Writer
Alma mater	Ghent University
Website
www.anneliesverbeke.com

Biography

Verbeke studied language and literature at Ghent University before attending a scriptwriting course in Brussels.^[1] In 2003, she gained instant fame with her first novel Slaap! (Sleep!) when 70,000 copies of the Dutch edition were sold. The story has since been published in 22 countries. The award-winning work was highlighted for the way in which it showed how people with various backgrounds were all looking for fulfillment.^[3]

A more recent international success has been Vissen redden (Saving Fish, 2009), also translated into several languages including German and Danish.^[4]

Selected works

Novels

• (2003) Slaap! (Sleep!)
• (2006) Reus (Giant)
• (2009) Vissen redden (Saving Fish)
• (2015) Dertig dagen (Thirty Days)

Short story collections

• (2007) Groener Gras (Greener Grass)
• (2012) Veronderstellingen (Presuppositions)

Other works

• (2013) Tirol inferno (Tirol Inferno), prose poem
• (2014) Onvoltooid landschap (Unfinished Landscape), short story

Plays

• (2009) Stukken (Pieces)
• (2010) Rail Gourmet (Rail Gourmet)
• (2010) Almschi
• (2012) Flow My Tears