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Louis Paul Boon
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Belgian writer (1912–1979)
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Louis Paul Boon was a Belgian writer, painter, poet, and visual artist. Born in Aalst on March 15, 1912, he died in Erembodegem on May 10, 1979. He wrote in Dutch and was also fluent in French. His professional fields included poetry, art criticism, and literary criticism.
His notable works include *Uitleenbibliotheek*, *Blauwbaardje in wonderland*, *De Kapellekensbaan*, *Pieter Daens*, and *Chapel Road*. He received the Constantijn Huygens Prize and the Multatuli Award. His works are held in the collections of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee. Archives of his materials are located at the Letterenhuis.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 122
Top works
- Uitleenbibliotheek
- Blauwbaardje in wonderland
- De Kapellekensbaan
- Pieter Daens
- Chapel Road
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Film & TV
Aalst, Belgium
Louis Paul Boon (1912–1979) was a Belgian writer, poet, painter and art critic. He is best known for the novels My Little War (1947), the diptych Chapel Road (1953) / Summer in Termuren (1956), Menuet (1955) and Pieter Daens (1971). At the outbreak of World War II in May 1940, Boon was sent to Veldwezelt in order to defend the Albert Canal. He was, however, captured on the first day and spent a…
Known for
- Gejaagd door de winst (of het A.B.C. van de moderne samenleving) — Louis1977
- De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee) — Garagist1969
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Aalst
- Place of death
- Erembodegem
- Occupation
- literary critic
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Dutch
- Field of work
- literary criticism
- Image
- Louis Paul Boon (1967) (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1912-03-15
- Commons category
- Louis Paul Boon
- date of death
- 1979-05-10
- archives at
- Letterenhuis
- Commons Creator page
- Louis Paul Boon
- has works in the collection
- Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee
- writing language
- Dutch
- name in native language
- Louis Paul Boon
- significant place
- La Fleur en Papier Doré - Het Goudblommeke in Papier
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