Dimitri Verhulst
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Dimitri Verhulst is a Belgian
writer and poet. He currently lives and works in Huccorgne.
His breakthrough to the general public came in 2003, with Problemski Hotel in which he wrote about residents of an asylum-seekers’ centre in Arendonk
(Belgium). In 2006 he published the novel De helaasheid der dingen (E: The Misfortunates
) and the novella Mevrouw Verona daalt de heuvel af (E: Mrs Verona Comes Down from the Hill). In 2008 a new book: Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol (E: Goddamm days on a goddamm globe) was published.
Belgium
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writer and poet. He currently lives and works in Huccorgne.
Biography
Dimitri Verhulst comes from a broken home and spent his childhood in foster homes and institutes. As a writer, he made his debut in 1999 with a collection of stories, De kamer hiernaast (E: The Room Next Door) about his youth. The novels Niets, niemand en redelijk stil (E: Nothing, Nobody, and Reasonably Quiet) published in 2000 and De verveling van de keeper (E: The Boredom of the Goalkeeper) of 2002 also cover the same topic. In 2001, Dimitri Verhulst published Liefde, tenzij anders vermeld (E: Love, Unless Otherwise Stated), a collection of poetry.His breakthrough to the general public came in 2003, with Problemski Hotel in which he wrote about residents of an asylum-seekers’ centre in Arendonk
Arendonk
Arendonk is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Arendonk proper. On January 1, 2006 Arendonk had a total population of 12,215. The total area is 55.38 km² which gives a population density of 221 inhabitants per...
(Belgium). In 2006 he published the novel De helaasheid der dingen (E: The Misfortunates
The Misfortunates
The Misfortunates is a 2009 Belgian comedy-drama film from director Felix Van Groeningen, adapted from the book De helaasheid der dingen by Belgian writer Dimitri Verhulst...
) and the novella Mevrouw Verona daalt de heuvel af (E: Mrs Verona Comes Down from the Hill). In 2008 a new book: Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol (E: Goddamm days on a goddamm globe) was published.
Awards
- 2007 Publieksprijs Gouden Uil for De helaasheid der dingen
- 2009 Libris Literatuurprijs for Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol