Tom Lanoye

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Tom Lanoye
Tom Lanoye (c) Arthur Los (2022)
Born	Tom Emiel Gerardine Aloïs Lanoye (1958-08-27) 27 August 1958 (age 66) Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation(s)	novelist, poet

Tom Lanoye (his name is pronounced the French way: /lanwa/) was born on 27 August 1958 in the Belgian city Sint Niklaas. He is a novelist, poet, columnist, screenwriter and playwright. He is one of the most widely read and honoured authors in his language area (the Netherlands and Flanders), and makes regular appearances at all the major European theatre festivals.