Paul Verhaeghen

Paul Verhaeghen

Paul Verhaeghen (b. 1967) is a Belgian novelist, writing in his native Dutch.

His novels include "Lichtenberg" (1996) and "Omega Minor" (2004). "Omega Minor" has been translated into German (2006, Eichborn Verlag) and English (2007, Dalkey Archive Press). The original Dutch version won the F. Bordewijk Award (2005) [http://www.jancampertstichting.nl/prijzen/archief_prijswinnaars.htm] and the Culture Award of the Flemish Government (2006) as well as the Award for Prose of the Joint Flemish Provinces (2007) [http://www.vlaamsbrabant.be/vrije-tijd-cultuur/cultuur/literatuur/literatuurprijs/] . The English translation, done by the author himself, won the 2008 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/independent-foreign-fiction-prize-goodbye-to-berlin-823357.html] [http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/pressnews/press_detail.php?rid=10&id=1136] .

Verhaeghen is also a cognitive psychologist, currently working at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia.

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