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Belgian Author Stefan Hertmans Nominated as Candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature

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The Belgian author Stefan Hertmans, known for 'War and Turpentine' among others, has been nominated as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. This was stated by Ton van Kalmthout, chairman of the Society of Dutch Literature, in an interview with Vrij Nederland.

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If chosen, he would be the first Dutch-language writer to win the distinction, and the second Belgian after Maurice Maeterlinck ...

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The Belgian author Stefan Hertmans, known for ‘War and Turpentine’ among others, has been nominated as a candidate for the Nobel Prize for the...

·Antwerp, Belgium
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The Belgian author Stefan Hertmans, known for works including ‘War and Turpentine’, has been nominated as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Ton van Kalmthout, chairman of the Society of Dutch Literature, indicated this in an interview with ‘Vrij Nederland’. The Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature (KANTL) is also said to have nominated Hertmans. The news can also be read on the literary weblog Tzum.

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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The Belgian author Stefan Hertmans, known for 'War and Turpentine' among others, has been nominated as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. This was stated by Ton van Kalmthout, chairman of the Society of Dutch Literature, in an interview with Vrij Nederland.

·Brussels, Belgium
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vrt broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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