Paul Gustaaf Julia Hoste (born 25 March 1947 in
Lokeren
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),
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Pol Hoste is a
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writer. He graduated in Germanic philology at the
University of Ghent
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Established before the state of Belgium itself, the university was founded by the Dutch King William I in 1817, when the ...
. He started his career as a teacher of the
English
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and
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languages. From 1983 until 1985 he was an editor at ''Heibel'' and made contributions to
De Morgen
''De Morgen'' (Dutch for ''The Morning'') is a Flemish newspaper with a circulation of 53,860. The paper is published in Antwerp, Belgium.
History and profile
''De Morgen'' originates from a merger in 1978 of two socialist newspapers ' (meaning ...
, ''De Nieuwe'' and the ''Volkskrant''.
Bibliography
* De veranderingen (1979)
* Vrouwelijk enkelvoud (1987)
* Een schoon bestaan (1989)
* Brieven aan Mozart (1991)
* Een schrijver die geen schrijver is (1991)
* Ontroeringen van een forens (1993)
* High key (1995)
* Foto's met de aap (1997)
* De lucht naar Mirabel (1999)
* Montreal (2003)
* Een dag in maart (2006)
Awards
* 1999 - Cultuurprijs van de Stad Gent
* 2002 -
Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord
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See also
*
Flemish literature Flemish literature is literature from Flanders, historically a region comprising parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Until the early 19th century, this literature was regarded as an integral part of Dutch literature. After Bel ...
Sources
Pol Hoste(in Dutch)
* H. Vandevoorde, ''Eenheid en fragment. Het proza van Pol Hoste'', Yang 25 (1989)
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1947 births
Living people
People from Lokeren
Flemish writers
Ghent University alumni