David Van Reybrouck
Author · 18 books
David Van Reybrouck, born in Bruges in 1971, is an author, historian, ethnologist, archaeologist and journalist. He has written novels, plays and poetry. In 2011, he founded the G1000 initiative, which promotes new forms of democratic participation. His book “Congo: A History” received several awards, appeared on the SPIEGEL bestseller list and won the 2012 NDR Kultur Sachbuchpreis. Van Reybrouck received the 2023 Geschwister-Scholl Prize for “Revolusi: Indonesia and the Making of the Modern World”.