- Frank Adam
Frank Adam (
Bruges ,August 18 1968 ) is aflemish author , mostly writing plays andphilosophical works. He began in1992 . He is a member of the editorial team of the Dutch-language literary periodicalDe Brakke Hond and is a teacher at the writers academy in Bruges.Adam studied
Arabic ,Ancient Greek ,Germanic languages, andliterature .Career
He began his writing career in 2001 with the book "Waarom ik altijd nee zeg" ("Why I always say no") to answer his son Dante. His 2002 book, "Mijn mond eet graag spinazie maar ik niet" ("My mouth eats spinach alright, but not me") looks through a child's eyes at the bizarre world of grown ups. This book was also turned into a children's play. "De passie van de puber" ("The passion of a teenager") received the
Knokke-Heist prize for best children's book of 2006.Published works
*"Waarom ik altijd nee zeg" (2001, Querido)
*"Mijn mond eet graag spinazie maar ik niet" (2002, Querido)
*"Vensters, uitzichten op poëzie en muziek" (2002, Davidsfonds/Infodok)
*"Het grote Zwinvoorleesboek" (2004, Davidsfonds/Infodok)
*"Wakitchaga : de dood is een jager" (1992, De Geus) - children's play
*"Waterman" (1993, De Geus) - Novel for adults
*"Sjirk, boek aan de Hebreeën" (1999, De arbeiderspers) - Novel for adults
*"Wat de ezel zag" / Klaas Verplancke (ill.) (2003, Davidsfonds/Infodok)
*"De passie van de puber" (2006, Davidsfonds/Infodok)
*"De Caïro Cahiers" (2007, Davidsfonds/Literair)
*"Confidenties aan een ezelsoor deel twee: De Wereld" (2007, Davidsfonds/Infodok)External links
*nl [http://www.frankadam.be Adam's website]
*nl [http://www.stadsomroep.com/Detail.asp?NUM=21535 Interview] byStadsomroep Brugge
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