Saskia de Coster
Encyclopedia
Saskia de Coster is a Belgian
writer. Her work has been published in literary magazines and she also writes screenplays and novels. De Coster has also been cited as an up-and-coming author.
Saskia de Coster has published five books as of April 11, 2011.
In 2002, at the age of 26, Saskia de Coster published her debut novel, Vrije Val (Free Fall). Besides novels, de Coster also writes columns (among other things for the Morning and The Standard). She is on the editorial staff of Dietsche Varande en Belfort, a literary magazine and writes a column in De Standaard
newspaper entitled Big Deal. In late 2009, she replaced Aaf Brandt Corstius as a daily columnist for nrc.next
newspaper.
De Coster is also a visual artist,. She works with video art, writes for theatre and writes lyrics for musicians such as Daan Stuyven and Dez Mona. Saskia de Coster regularly collaborates with Beeldende artists, as well as with Arno Geens about the artistic planning of a zebra path to the Green Boulevard off the Bampslaan in Hasselt, 2007. The designs are called 'oversteekplaats' for house animals and contain the next 'inktzwarte' text on the six parallel white fields of the zebra. Its design fits in within a Hasselt's Art Project Crossovercrosswalk.
, posing as the former chairman of the Boerenbond, a farmer organization. In this letter, she denounces the values and the interests of the organization. An investigation revealed that the mail was sent from the offices of the local Green party.
Belgium
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writer. Her work has been published in literary magazines and she also writes screenplays and novels. De Coster has also been cited as an up-and-coming author.
Saskia de Coster has published five books as of April 11, 2011.
Work
De Coster made her debut in 2000, with her first book, called Under Each Other, a collection of dark tales about the disintegration of an unusual family. Under Each Other appeared in the new international time zones book.In 2002, at the age of 26, Saskia de Coster published her debut novel, Vrije Val (Free Fall). Besides novels, de Coster also writes columns (among other things for the Morning and The Standard). She is on the editorial staff of Dietsche Varande en Belfort, a literary magazine and writes a column in De Standaard
De Standaard
De Standaard is a Flemish daily newspaper published in Belgium by Corelio . Circulation was about 102.280 in 2007. It was traditionally a Christian-Democratic paper, associated with the Christian-Democratic and Flemish Party, and in opposition to the Socialist Flemish daily De Morgen...
newspaper entitled Big Deal. In late 2009, she replaced Aaf Brandt Corstius as a daily columnist for nrc.next
Nrc.next
nrc•next is a Dutch daily newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. The first edition was released on March 14, 2006. nrc•next is a morning edition tabloid, and its primary target group are young higher educated people.-History:...
newspaper.
De Coster is also a visual artist,. She works with video art, writes for theatre and writes lyrics for musicians such as Daan Stuyven and Dez Mona. Saskia de Coster regularly collaborates with Beeldende artists, as well as with Arno Geens about the artistic planning of a zebra path to the Green Boulevard off the Bampslaan in Hasselt, 2007. The designs are called 'oversteekplaats' for house animals and contain the next 'inktzwarte' text on the six parallel white fields of the zebra. Its design fits in within a Hasselt's Art Project Crossovercrosswalk.
Controversy
On September, 20th 2008, Saskia de Coster wrote a letter to a national newspaper, De StandaardDe Standaard
De Standaard is a Flemish daily newspaper published in Belgium by Corelio . Circulation was about 102.280 in 2007. It was traditionally a Christian-Democratic paper, associated with the Christian-Democratic and Flemish Party, and in opposition to the Socialist Flemish daily De Morgen...
, posing as the former chairman of the Boerenbond, a farmer organization. In this letter, she denounces the values and the interests of the organization. An investigation revealed that the mail was sent from the offices of the local Green party.
Publications
- Vrije Val (Free fall) ISBN 9789044610512 (2002) Bert BakerBert Bakker (publishing company)Bert Bakker was a Dutch publishing company whose main focus is on literature and language. It was founded by Bert Bakker in 1953. While being part of PCM Uitgevers, it merged with Prometheus, until the two became independent again in 2007.-History:...
- Jeuk (Itch) ISBN 9789044610529 (2004) Bert BakerBert Bakker (publishing company)Bert Bakker was a Dutch publishing company whose main focus is on literature and language. It was founded by Bert Bakker in 1953. While being part of PCM Uitgevers, it merged with Prometheus, until the two became independent again in 2007.-History:...
- Eeuwige roem (Eternal Glory) ISBN 9789044608342 (2006) Uitgeverij PrometheusBert Bakker (publishing company)Bert Bakker was a Dutch publishing company whose main focus is on literature and language. It was founded by Bert Bakker in 1953. While being part of PCM Uitgevers, it merged with Prometheus, until the two became independent again in 2007.-History:...
- Held (Hero) ISBN 9789044610857 (2007) Uitgeverij PrometheusBert Bakker (publishing company)Bert Bakker was a Dutch publishing company whose main focus is on literature and language. It was founded by Bert Bakker in 1953. While being part of PCM Uitgevers, it merged with Prometheus, until the two became independent again in 2007.-History:...
- Dit is van Mij (This is Mine) ISBN 9789044614251 (2009) Uitgeverij PrometheusBert Bakker (publishing company)Bert Bakker was a Dutch publishing company whose main focus is on literature and language. It was founded by Bert Bakker in 1953. While being part of PCM Uitgevers, it merged with Prometheus, until the two became independent again in 2007.-History:...
Recognition
- HUMOHUMOHUMO is a popular Belgian weekly radio and television magazine, written in Dutch.Originally the magazine was titled Humoradio, a portmanteau of 'humor' and 'radio'....
magazine named her in the top ten best writers under 35 - Voted one of the twenty best writers under 35 by De Groene AmsterdammerDe Groene AmsterdammerDe Groene Amsterdammer is an independent Dutch weekly newsmagazine published in Amsterdam and distributed throughout the Netherlands. It is conventionally considered to be one of the four most influential written media in its sector, along with HP/De Tijd, Vrij Nederland and Elsevier.- History and...
magazine - Held (Hero) was nominated for the BNG New Literature Prize and won the 2007 Cutting Edge Award for best romance