Erwin Mortier

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Erwin Mortier (born November 28, 1965) is a Belgian author, originally writing in Dutch. He lived his youth in a village near Ghent, where he moved by the end of the 20th century.

He wrote as a columnist for newspapers like De Morgen and published several novels (only those translated in English, usually by Ina Rilke, are mentioned here):

• Marcel (1999) - ISBN 2-213-61352-4
• My Fellow Skin - ISBN 1-84343-046-0
• Shutter Speed - ISBN 1-84343-172-6

He also published collections of poems, and received several literary prizes for his work.

[edit] External links

• Author's website (in Dutch)
• "Under the skin of an awkward awakening" book review of My Fellow Skin by Kathleen Marshall, in Scotland on Sunday, 2 November 2003
• "Memories made flesh" by AS Byatt in The Guardian, 22 November 2003 (on My Fellow Skin)