Erwin Mortier was born on November 28, 1965. He is a Dutch-language Belgian author. He became city poet in Ghent in 2005. He wrote as a columnist for newspapers like De Morgen. He also wrote several novels including Marcel, My Fellow Skin, Shutter Speed, and While the Gods Were Sleeping. In 2002 he won the C. Buddingh' prize for his debut in poetry, and in 2009 the AKO Literatuurprijs for While the Gods Were Sleeping. He also made the shortlist for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2015 with this same title.
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