caption birth_place nationality name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation
tom lanoye -lrb- 2008 -rrb- sint-niklaas , belgium belgian tom lanoye 27 august 1958 thumb tom lanoye
 tom emiel gerardine aloïs lanoye novelist , poet
tom lanoye

tom lanoye -lrb- his name is pronounced the french way : / lanwa / -rrb- was born 27 august 1958 in the belgian city sint niklaas .
he is a novelist , poet , columnist , scenarist and playwright .
he is one of the most widely read and honoured authors in his language area -lrb- the netherlands and flanders -rrb- , and makes regular appearances at all the major european theatre festivals .
