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While the Gods Were Sleeping

While the Gods Were Sleeping( )
Author: Mortier, Erwin
ISBN:978-1-78227-079-9
Publication Date:Jan 2016
Publisher:Steerforth Press
Imprint:Pushkin Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $14.95
Book Description:

The story of the First World War told through the eyes of Helena, a young woman in love with a British soldier, who in her diaries tries to master words in order to describe the indescribable .

Book Details
Pages:356
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Historical / General
Fiction / Historical / 20Th Century / World War I
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.1 x 7.8 x 0.9 Inches
Book Weight:0.65 Pounds
Author Biography
Mortier, Erwin (Author)


Erwin Mortier was born on November 28, 1965. He is a Dutch-language Belgian author. He became city poet in Ghent in 2005. He wrote as a columnist for newspapers like De Morgen. He also wrote several novels including Marcel, My Fellow Skin, Shutter Speed, and While the Gods Were Sleeping. In 2002 he won the C. Buddingh' prize for his debut in poetry, and in 2009 the AKO Literatuurprijs for While the Gods Were Sleeping. He also made the shortlist for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2015 with this same title.

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