Verbeke studied German language and Scenario writing. Annelies Verbeke in the Dutch Wikipedia Annelies Verbeke in the Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren Annelies Verbeke at "Schrijversgewijs" Annelies Verbeke is a Flemish writer from Belgium. The novel was on the longlists of the AKO Literatuurprijs and the Libris Literatuurprijs and was nominated for the Gerard Walschapprijs. In 2003 she debuted at Uitgeverij De Geus with her novel Slaap! with which she won the Vlaamse debuutprijs, the Gouden Ezelsoor and the Vrouw en Kultuur Debuutprijs.
All in all, a tremendous ambassador for Dutch-language literature.Annelies Verbeke is a Flemish writer from Belgium.
Her work is still slightly out of the box, continually focussing on new goals, and she remains a fervent advocate of the short story. ‘Sleep!’ marked the birth of a new voice in Dutch literature, and Annelies Verbeke has proven with her oeuvre so far that her debut wasn’t just a stroke of beginner’s luck. ‘Sleep!’ sold 75,000 copies, won the Flemish debut prize – the Gouden Ezelsoor – and was translated into 22 languages. We invited the author for a conversation and the rest is history.Ī positive review in the Dutch paper NRC, in which ‘Sleep!’ was praised as the best debut since Arnon Grunberg’s ‘Blue Mondays’, gave the book an incredible kick start. Her work had stylistic strength, thematic appeal and clarity of structure. That brought a smile to our faces, but what followed was more important: the manuscript itself was full of promise from the outset and that promise became more real with every page. ‘In 2003, we selected a manuscript from our massive pile of submissions entitled ‘Sleep!’ The author, a certain Annelies Verbeke, noted in her accompanying letter that she had wanted to send a huge cake along with her book from which she would suddenly appear and introduce herself.
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