About Eriek Verpale
Lived 1952 – 2015 (aged 63). Eriek Verpale was a Belgian playwright, poet and writer.
Eric Verpaele (Zelzate, 2 February 1952 – Ertvelde, 10 August 2015), pseudonym: Eriek Verpale) was a Belgian writer. He attended a boarding school in Oostakker and studied Germanic and Slavic philology at the University of Ghent. He was an editor of the magazine Koebel, several literary magazines and the .
He made his literary debut as a poet with neoromantic poems in Polder- en andere gedichten (1975). His maternal great-grandmother was of jiddisch Polish-Jewish ancestry, and the chasidic and Eastern European literature play an important role in his work.
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Who was Eriek Verpale?
Flemish writer (1952-2015)
When was Eriek Verpale born?
Eriek Verpale was born on 2 February 1952 in Zelzate.
When did Eriek Verpale die?
Eriek Verpale died on 10 August 2015 in Ertvelde.
What was Eriek Verpale's occupation?
Eriek Verpale was a playwright, poet and writer.
What nationality was Eriek Verpale?
Eriek Verpale was Belgian.
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