Erwin Mortier
AuthorBio
Erwin Mortier (1965) (pronounced "More-tyee") spent his childhood in the village of Nevele, in the vicinity of his native city of Ghent. After graduating in the history of the arts and archaeology, he worked as scientific assistant in the Dr Guislain Museum for the history of Psychiatry. Mortier made his mark as a writer in 1999 with his debut novel Marcel, which won several prizes and was nominated for the most distinguished Flemish and Dutch literary awards. His subsequent novels My Fellow Skin (2000) and Shutterspeed (2002) and the novella All Days Together (2004) quickly established his reputation as one of the leading authors of his generation. For While the Gods Were Sleeping (2008), a novel set against the backdrop of the First World War, he was awarded the prestigious AKO Literature Prize 2009. A consummate stylist, he offers evocative descriptions that bring past worlds brilliantly to life.Paul Vincent, from the Dutch. Paul Vincent taught Dutch at the University of London for over 20 years before becoming a full-time translator. He has translated a wide variety of titles by Louis Couperus and J.J. Slauerhoff for Pushkin Press. In 2012 he was awarded the Vondel Translation Prize.
Erwin Mortier Books
Stammered Songbook
Erwin Mortier1914 - Goodbye to All That
Lawinia GreenlawMarcel
Erwin MortierMy Fellow Skin
Erwin MortierShutterspeed
Erwin MortierWhile the Gods Were Sleeping
Erwin Mortier