November 03, 2016,Germany, Berlin: Flemish Belgian author of 'Against Elections: The Case for Democracy', David Van Reybrouck stands for a portrait. David Grégoire Van Reybrouck writes historical fiction, literary non-fiction, novels, poetry, plays and academic texts. He has received several Dutch literary prizes, including AKO Literature Prize (2010) and Libris History Prize.Van Reybrouck is currently taking part in the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program which is a residential program for international artists of all countries and all ages. The aim of the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program is to offer a forum for cultural exchange and artistic dialogue and to provide freedom for artistic work by endeavouring to liberate creativity from the dictates of the market. (Hermann Bredehorst)