Pierre Mertens

Belgian writer · Belgium · On the map · Writers · Lived 1939 to 2025 · aged 85

Pierre Mertens was a Belgian writer and lawyer who specialised in international law, director of the Centre de sociologie de la littérature at the Université libre de Bruxelles, and literary critic with the newspaper Le Soir.

Pierre Mertens is read about 8 times a day, in 14 languages.

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2025Died19 January 20251991Prix de la nouvelleAward1987Prix MédicisAward1975Prix Littéraire Canada-Communauté Française de BelgiqueAward1973Paul Flat PrizeAward1970Prix Victor RosselAward1939Born9 October 1939