Stefan Hertmans

Stefan Hertmans (1951), Flemish, is the author of novels, short stories, essays, and poetry. His work has received numerous awards, including the... Multatuli Awardthe F. Bordewijk Prize, and the AKO Literature PrizeYour novel War and Turpentine was nominated for the Man Booker International Prize In 2017, it sold 250,000 copies and was translated into thirty-four languages. The Portuguese translation was awarded the Grand Prize for Translation, and a play based on the novel was part of the Almada Theatre Festival program in the summer of 2019. The novel A Converted Heart, which received widespread critical acclaim, received the award. E. du Perron. Antigone in MolenbeekHis play, about the sister of a suicide bomber, has been staged in numerous theaters across several countries. In 2019, Hertmans was honored with the Prize. Constantijn Huygens for the body of work. His most recent novel (The Ascent) is nominated for the Libris Prize.