Steffie Van Neste (°1994) studied Latin and French Linguistics and Literature and Multilingual Business Communication (Advanced Master) at Ghent University, and received her PhD in Literary Studies from Ghent University in 2022. She works on nineteenth-century literature and thought, with a particular focus on the relationship between the novel and the intellectual and cultural history of the period.
Her recent books are Alexandre Dumas ou la curiosité moderne (Paris, Classiques Garnier, coll. "Littératures populaires", 2025) - reviews by Edward Ousselin (French Studies, vol. 80, 1, 2026, pp. 155–156), Anastasia Scepi, ("Pour une esthétique de la curiosité", Acta Fabula, 27, 6), Vittorio Frigero, Studi Francesi, 207 (LXIX | III), 2025) and Nicolas Gauthier (Belphégor, 23, 2, 2025) - and Therapie met Bovary (Ghent, Borgerhoff & Lamberigts, 2025) - 4 star-reviews (out of 5) in NRC Handelsblad (Margot Dijkgraaf, "Zijn Alexandre Dumas, Gustave Flaubert en Claire de Duras stoffig? Helemaal niet!", 27.07.25), reviews in De Reactor (Maaike Koffeman, "Literaire levenslessen uit Frankrijk", 15.10.25), Doorbraak (Jurgen Pieters, "Mijn thuis is waar mijn boeken staan", 8.6.25) and in literary supplements of De Standaard (Carl De Strycker, 12.06.25) and De Morgen (Dirk Leyman, 21.06.25).
