Anne Provoost

Anne Provoost (born 1964 in Poperinge, Belgium) is a Flemish author who lives in Antwerp, Belgium, with her husband and three children. She is known for remaking myths, folk tales, fairy tales, and bible stories. She studied literature at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

Once a year, she writes a letter to Hans Christian Andersen answering one of his stories. Apart from being a novelist, Provoost also writes essays on literature and literature for children, as well as short stories.

Her new book ‘Looking into the Sun’, Querido/Amsterdam, published April 2007, is the story of a young girl living on an Australian farm with her parents and half-sister. Her mother has bad eyesight and knows she may be going blind.

Her novel 'In the Shadow of the Ark' was longlisted for the International [http://www.impacdublinaward.ie/2006/libraries.htm IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award 2006] . She is the Belgian nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen-award 2007.

Her work, originally published in Dutch, has been translated into at least 12 languages, among them German, English, Danish, Swedish and Portuguese. "Falling" is her most famous book, having won five Literary prizes in Europe

Anne Provoost is a member of the The Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature.

In June 2007, she is a candidate for the Senate for the Green Party [http://www.groen.be Groen!]

Bibliography

Novels

* "My Aunt Is a Pilot Whale" (1990) [http://www.anneprovoost.be/en/index.php/MijnTanteIsEenGrindewal/MijnTanteIsEenGrindewal]
* "Falling" (1994) [http://www.anneprovoost.be/en/index.php/Vallen/Vallen]
* "The Rose and the Swine" (1997) [http://www.anneprovoost.be/en/index.php/DeRoosEnHetZwijn/DeRoosEnHetZwijn]
* "In the Shadow of the Ark" (2001) [http://www.anneprovoost.be/en/index.php/DeArkvaarders/DeArkvaarders]
* "Looking into the Sun" (2007 forthcoming)

Essays

* "Second Letter to Hans Christian Andersen" ( ) [http://www.anneprovoost.be/en/index.php/Essays/BriefHCA1]
* "Bad endings for children. Hopelessness and consolation; growing up, willing or not" ( ) [http://www.anneprovoost.be/en/index.php/Essays/Uitzichtloos]
* "So here's the bad news. The child as an antagonist" ( ) [http://www.anneprovoost.be/en/uploads/antagonistEngl.pdf (PDF)] (essay)
* "Identification in Falling. If goblins don't exist..." ( ) [http://www.anneprovoost.be/en/index.php/Essays/Goblins ]

Film adaptations

* [http://www.anneprovoost.be/en/index.php/Vallen/FilmTheater "Falling", the movie]

Awards

*1991 - Belgium, Boekenleeuw for "My Aunt is a Pilot Whale"
*1991 - Belgium, Prijs Letterkunde van de Vlaamse Provincies - Jeugd- en kinderboek, for "My Aunt is a Pilot Whale"
*1995 - The Netherlands, Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for "Falling"
*1995 - Belgium, Boekenleeuw for "Falling"
*1995 - International, Honour list IBBY for "Falling"
*1995 - Belgium, Gouden Uil voor kinder- en jeugdliteratuur for "Falling"
*1995 - The Netherlands, Zilveren Griffel for "Falling"
*1995 - International, Special mention White Ravens for "Falling"
*1996 - Belgium, Prijs Letterkunde van de Vlaamse Provincies - Jeugd- en Kinderboek for "Falling"
*1997 - France, Shortlist Prix du Lecteur of Mans and Sarthe for "Falling"
*1998 - International, Honour list IBBY for "The Rose and the Swine"
*1998 - Belgium, Shortlist for Gouden Uil for "The Rose and the Swine"
*1998 - Belgium, Boekenleeuw for "The Rose and the Swine"
*1998 - The Netherlands, Gouden Zoen for "The Rose and the Swine"
*2000 - Germany, Luchs-Award from Die Zeit for "The Rose and the Swine"
*2000 - Germany, Prijs van Nordrhein-Westfalen for "My Aunt is a Pilot Whale", "Falling" and "The Rose and the Swine"
*2000 - Belgium, Lavki-award for "Falling", a 5-yearly award of the city of Hasselt
*2001 - Austria, Sonderpreis from the Jury der Jungen Leser for "The Rose and the Swine'
*2002 - The Netherlands, Gouden Zoen for "In the Shadow of the Ark"
*2002 - Belgium, Boekenwelp for "In the Shadow of the Ark"
*2002 - Belgium, Longlist Gouden Uil for "In the Shadow of the Ark"
*2004 - USA, Children's Book Sense Picks for "In the Shadow of the Ark"
*2005 - Belgium, Prijs Letterkunde van de Provincie West-Vlaanderen - Jeugd- en Kinderboek for "In the Shadow of the Ark"
*2005 - International, Longlist International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for "In the Shadow of the Ark"
*2007 - The Netherlands, Longlist LIBRIS-award for "Looking into the Sun"
*2007 - The Netherlands, Shortlist Halewijn-award in Roermond for "Looking into the Sun"
*2008 - The Netherlands, Shorlist Award Woman&Culture for "Looking into the Sun".

See also

* Flemish literature

External links

* [http://www.anneprovoost.be/en Anne Provoost official website]
* [http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/1098 Anne Provoost at the PEN American Center]
* [http://www.pbs.org/moyers/faithandreason/watch_provoost.html Anne Provoost with Bill Moyers on "Faith & Reason"] (streaming video)
* [http://www.pbs.org/moyers/faithandreason/portraits_provoost.html Portraits: Anne Provoost]