![]() ![]() Alison MacLeodĪlison MacLeod is a novelist, short story writer and essayist. An English translation, Assumptions, has been published by World in 2015. ![]() ![]() In 2012 she published a collection of linked stories Veronderstellingen. It gathers and translates the work of 40 international contemporary short fiction writers. She writes articles on short fiction for newspapers and magazines and has edited the anthology Naar de stad: De mooiste korte verhalen van de 21ste eeuw (2012), together with Sanneke van Hassel. Her love of the short story also made her a champion of the genre in the Dutch-speaking world. ![]() In 2007, Verbeke published her first short story collection: Groener Gras. Her novels have been translated in many languages, including German, French, English and Russian. The latter won the prestigious Bordewijk Prize and the Opzij Literature Prize. Her debut was followed by three other, critically acclaimed, novels: Reus (2006), Vissen Redden (2009), en Dertig Dagen (2015). It was also longlisted for the AKO Literature Award and the Libris Literature Award. In 2003, her debut novel SLAAP! won the Flemish debut prize, the “Gouden Ezelsoor” and the “Vrouw en Cultuur Debuutprijs”. 1976) is a Flemish writer of novels and short stories. ![]()
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