Saskia De Coster
(Belgium, 1976) in the blurb of her novel Wij en ik (We and I, 2013) Tom Lanoye called her ‘for years the most stubborn, most capricious and most attractive pen in Belgium. In this penetrating family novel she chastises modern European man and describes how strong family ties are. ‘The Great Flemish novel isn't dead. It has just been written by Saskia De Coster’, Herman Koch wrote. Multitalented De Coster made her debut in 2000 with the story Onder elkaar (Among Each Other). She writes with gusto and soaks her stories - often populated by unwordly characters - in a firm dash of humor. She writes columns too, is a visual and video artist and she writes for the theatre - and lyrics. Saskia De Coster is very active on international literary stages. De Costers latest novel was published in 2015 and received (just like 'Wij en ik' did) the 'Cutting Edge Award'.
Past events
Talking to the writer: Saskia De Coster
Join the regulars' table of Francis Broekhuijsen. Don't forget to have your books autographed. In Dutch.
A piece of elite to the people - a polemic
A verbal round of polemics between Abdelkader Benali and Saskia De Coster. They fiercely plead for and against the return of the elite. The referee is Elsbeth Etty. In Dutch.
Wintercafé 2: Hold on! Oulipo.
If you play the game, you make the rules. With Saskia de Coster, Karin Amatmoekrim, Anton Valens and Joke van Leeuwen. In Dutch
Wintercafé 4: Rules for Radicals 2.0
This evening we will look for a pragmatic manual for the creation of harmful literature, street noise and bombs under the canon. What are the new strategies used today by the internet-networking elite-intellectual populist-engaged artist of today?
