Saskia de Coster
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 Saskia de Coster, September 2006 |
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| Born | 1976 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Dutch |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Education | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
| Notable award(s) | Cutting Edge Award |
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www.saskiadecoster.com |
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Saskia de Coster (born 1976) is a Belgian writer. Her work has been published in literary magazines and she also writes screenplays and novels. De Coster has also been cited as an up-and-coming author.[1] Saskia de Coster has published five books as of April 11, 2011.[2]
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Saskia de Coster was born in 1976. She began writing when she was just two years old.[3] When she was eleven, she won a national story contest and was awarded the title of "Junior Journalist."[4]
Saskia de Coster studied Germanic languages at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, between 1994 and 1998. In 1998, she received a Master's Degree in literary studies at the same university [5]
[edit] Work
De Coster made her debut in 2000, with her first book, called Under Each Other, a collection of dark tales about the disintegration of an unusual family. Under Each Other appeared in the new international time zones book.
In 2002[citation needed], at the age of 26, Saskia de Coster published her debut novel, Vrije Val (Free Fall).[3] Besides novels, de Coster also writes columns (among other things for the Morning and The Standard). She is on the editorial staff of Dietsche Varande en Belfort, a literary magazine and writes a column in De Standaard newspaper entitled Big Deal.[6] In late 2009, she replaced Aaf Brandt Corstius as a daily columnist for nrc.next newspaper.[7]
De Coster is also a visual artist,.[6] She works with video art, writes for theatre and writes lyrics for musicians such as Daan Stuyven and Dez Mona.[4] Saskia de Coster regularly collaborates with Beeldende artists, as well as with Arno Geens about the artistic planning of a zebra path to the Green Boulevard off the Bampslaan in Hasselt, 2007. The designs are called 'oversteekplaats' for house animals and contain the next 'inktzwarte' text on the six parallel white fields of the zebra. Its design fits in within a Hasselt's Art Project Crossovercrosswalk.
[edit] Controversy
On September, 20th 2008, Saskia de Coster wrote a letter to a national newspaper, De Standaard, posing as the former chairman of the Boerenbond, a farmer organization. In this letter, she denounces the values and the interests of the organization. An investigation revealed that the mail was sent from the offices of the local Green party.
[edit] Publications
- Vrije Val (Free fall) ISBN 9789044610512 (2002) Bert Baker
- Jeuk (Itch) ISBN 9789044610529 (2004) Bert Baker
- Eeuwige roem (Eternal Glory) ISBN 9789044608342 (2006) Uitgeverij Prometheus
- Held (Hero) ISBN 9789044610857 (2007) Uitgeverij Prometheus
- Dit is van Mij (This is Mine) ISBN 9789044614251 (2009) Uitgeverij Prometheus
[edit] Recognition
- HUMO magazine named her in the top ten best writers under 35[8]
- Voted one of the twenty best writers under 35 by De Groene Amsterdammer magazine
- Held (Hero) was nominated for the BNG New Literature Prize and won the 2007 Cutting Edge Award for best romance
[edit] References
- ^ "Authors" (in Dutch). Prometheus Publishers. Prometheus Publishers. http://www.uitgeverijprometheus.nl/index.php?option=com_pac&view=auteur_detail&id=2251&Itemid=6. Retrieved 19 Jan 2011.
- ^ cite{http://www.saskiadecoster.com/boeken.php}
- ^ a b "'Pulling a Crocodile by the Tongue' by Saskia de Coster [about the author section"]. Radio Netherlands Worldwide. Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 18 Jan 2010. http://www.rnw.nl/english/radioshow/pulling-a-crocodile-tongue-saskia-de-coster. Retrieved 19 Jan 2011.
- ^ a b "'Broodje Brussel': Saskia de Coster". Encounters. deBuren. 5 May 2008. http://www.deburen.eu/en/events/detail/broodje-brussel-saskia-de-coster. Retrieved 19 Jan 2011.
- ^ De Snijder, Lieselotte; Bert Govaerts, Tineke Janssen (Jaargang 19 (2006)/Volume 19 (2006)). "Naar overzicht "Schrijven is een ziekte"/Overview: "Writing is a disease"" (in Dutch). Mededelingenblad van de Leuvense Germanisten/Official Gazette of the Leuven Germanist. CampusKrant Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. http://alum.kuleuven.be/germaanse/mededelingenblad/decoster.htm. Retrieved 19 Jan 2011.
- ^ a b "Authors: Saskia de Coster". Radio Books. Radio Books. http://www.radioboeken.eu/author.php?id=14&lang=EN. Retrieved 19 Jan 2011.
- ^ "Saskia de Coster". Winternachten Festival. Writers Unlimited. 16 Jan 2011. http://www.winternachten.nl/winternachten/deelnemerpagina.php?deelnemer_id=1037&taal=engels. Retrieved 19 Jan 2011.
- ^ Verbeylen, Wouter. "Literatuurwetenschapper en schrijfster Saskia de Coster / Literature scholar and writer Saskia de Coster" (in Dutch). Life after Leuven. CampusKrant Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. http://www.kuleuven.be/ck/2004_05/04/ck16-04-decoster.php. Retrieved 19 Jan 2001.
