Lit in Translation

Elvis Peeters

Born 1957 · Belgium

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Libris 2013 · Shortlist

    Dinsdag

    Title translated by AI:“Tuesday”

    Elvis Peeters · 55 when first published

    Novel · 170 pages · War

    AI-generated summary:Over a single day, an old man who wants no one meddling in his life dodges the girl from social services and looks back on his past as a mercenary in the Belgian Congo and the two women he loved and cared for.

  • No English yet

    Libris 2006 · Shortlist

    De ontelbaren

    Title translated by AI:“The Countless”

    Elvis Peeters · 48 when first published

    Novel · 172 pages · Migration, Speculative

    AI-generated summary:Countless newcomers pour into Europe from all over the world in search of a better life. Two Belgian neighbours try to make room for them, but numbers overwhelm what there is to share.