Ivo Michiels

Ivo Michiels
Born Henri Ceuppens
(1923-01-08)8 January 1923
Mortsel, Belgium
Died 7 October 2012(2012-10-07) (aged 89)[1]
Le Barroux, France
Pen name Ivo Michiels
Occupation Writer
Nationality  Belgium
Notable works Seagulls Die in the Harbour
Notable awards Ark Prize of the Free Word
1958

Henri Paul René Ceuppens (8 January 1923 7 October 2012), who wrote under the pseudonym Ivo Michiels, was a Belgian writer.[1]

Biography

Michiels was born in Mortsel. During World War II he was employed as a nurse in a hospital in Lübeck in Germany. He worked as a laboratory assistant for a while, and from 1948 up to 1957 he worked as a journalist at Het Handelsblad. In 1965, he married Christiane Faes. From 1957 up to 1978 he worked at the publisher Ontwikkeling (E: Development).

From 1959 until 1983 he was editor, and editorial secretary of the Nieuw Vlaams Tijdschrift. From 1966 up to 1978 he also taught at the Hoger Rijksinstituut voor Toneel- en Cultuurspreiding in Brussels. In 1979, he established himself as a full-time writer in the Vaucluse (France). He died, aged 89, in Le Barroux.

List of works

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ivo Michiels overleden - De Standaard". Standaard.be. 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
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