Walter van den Broeck
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Walter Stefaan Karel van den Broeck (born 28 March 1941 in Olen) is a Belgian
writer and playwright
. He graduated as a teacher in Dutch and History (Lier
), and he started his career as a teacher.
In 1965, he founded the magazine Heibel with Frans Depeuter and Robin Hannelore. In 1974 he resigned as a teacher and became chief editor of Turnhout Ekspres, and since 1979 he is a member of the editorial team of the Nieuw Vlaams Tijdschrift.
He became well known with his play Groenten uit Balen and the novel Brief aan Boudewijn, which was succeeded by the tetralogy Het beleg van Laken.
Belgium
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writer and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
. He graduated as a teacher in Dutch and History (Lier
Lier, Belgium
Lier is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Lier proper and the village of Koningshooikt. On January 1, 2010 Lier had a total population of 33,930. The total area is 49.70 km² which gives a population density of 669 inhabitants per...
), and he started his career as a teacher.
In 1965, he founded the magazine Heibel with Frans Depeuter and Robin Hannelore. In 1974 he resigned as a teacher and became chief editor of Turnhout Ekspres, and since 1979 he is a member of the editorial team of the Nieuw Vlaams Tijdschrift.
He became well known with his play Groenten uit Balen and the novel Brief aan Boudewijn, which was succeeded by the tetralogy Het beleg van Laken.
Awards
- 1972 - Beste kinderboek van de provincie Antwerpen
- 1973 - Letterkundige prijs van de provincie Antwerpen
- 1981 - Sabamprijs
- 1981 - Dirk MartensDirk MartensDirk Martens was a printer and editor in Flanders. He went to Venice and worked with the humanist Gerardus de Lisa. In 1473, he returned to Aalst and together with Johan van Westfalen started a printing press. He printed a book on the two lovers of Enea Piccolomini who later became Pope Pius II...
prijs - 1982 - Henriëtte Roland HolstHenriette Roland HolstHenriette Roland Holst Goverdine Anna van der Schalk was a Dutch poet and socialist.The poet Adriaan Roland Holst , nicknamed "the Dutch Prince of Poets", was the nephew of her husband.-Early life:...
prijs - 1982 - Driejaarlijkse Staatsprijs voor Toneel
- 1992 - Belgische Staatsprijs voor Vlaams verhalend proza