Famous Belgians - Literature

Georges Simenon, writer
Emile Leon Cammaerts, poet
Hugo Claus, poet, dramatist, novelist and film writer
Julio Cortázar, writer
Michel de Ghelderode, dramatist
Henri Pirenne, historian, well-known for his Pirenne Thesis
May Eleanor Sarton, poet and novelist
Felix Timmermans, author
Camille Lemonnier, novelist and founder of the Belgian literary renaissance
Hendrik Conscience, novelist and short-story writer who "taught the people how to read"
Maurice Maeterlinck, author
Guido Gezelle, Roman Catholic priest, teacher and poet
Stijn Streuvels, novelist
Herman Teirlinck, novelist and playwright
Karel van de Woestijne, poet
Margueritte Yourcenar, novelist
Albrecht Rodenbach, poet
Georges Rodenbach, poet and novelist
Ernest Claes, novelist and short-story writer
Paul Van Ostayen, Flemish poet
Emile Verhaeren, Flemish poet

This list is by no means complete and I am finding more Famous Belgians every week. If you know of any that are not on the list, please send me a brief e-mail message. Thank you.

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