Pol Hoste
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Paul Gustaaf Julia Hoste (Lokeren, 25 March 1947), pseudonym
Pol Hoste is a Belgian
writer. He graduated in Germanic philology at the University of Ghent. He started his career as a teacher of the English
and Dutch
languages. From 1983 until 1985 he was an editor at Heibel and made contributions to De Morgen
, De Nieuwe and the Volkskrant.
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Pol Hoste is a Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
writer. He graduated in Germanic philology at the University of Ghent. He started his career as a teacher of the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
languages. From 1983 until 1985 he was an editor at Heibel and made contributions to De Morgen
De Morgen
De Morgen is a Flemish newspaper with a circulation of 53,860. It originates from a merger in 1978 of two socialist newspapers Vooruit and Volksgazet ....
, De Nieuwe and the Volkskrant.
Source
- Pol Hoste (in Dutch)
- H. Vandevoorde, Eenheid en fragment. Het proza van Pol Hoste, Yang 25 (1989)