My Fellow Skin (16 page)
Authors: Erwin Mortier
ERWIN MORTIER
(born 1965) made his mark in 1999 with his debut novel
Marcel
, which was awarded several prizes in Belgium and the Netherlands, and received acclaim throughout Europe. In the following years he quickly built up a reputation as one of the leading authors of his generation. His novel
While the Gods Were Sleeping
received the AKO Literature Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in the Netherlands. His latest work,
Stammered Songbook,
a raw yet tender elegy about illness and loss, was met with unanimous praise. Mortier’s evocative descriptions bring past worlds brilliantly to life.
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Original text © 2011 by Erwin Mortier.
In a licence from De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam.
English translation © Ina Rilke, 2003
My Fellow Skin
first published in Dutch as
Mijn tweede huid
by
Uitgeverij J. M. Meulenhoff bv, Amsterdam in 2000
This translation first published in 2003 by Harvill Secker
First published by Pushkin Press in 2014
This ebook first published in 2014
ISBN 978 1 782270 87 4
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