Herman Teirlinck

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Herman Teirlinck

Flemish author

Also known as: Herman Louis-Cesar Teirlinck

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In full:: Herman Louis-Cesar Teirlinck

Born:: Feb. 24, 1879, St.-Jans-Molenbeek, Belg.

Died:: Feb. 4, 1967, Beersel (aged 87)

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Herman Teirlinck (born Feb. 24, 1879, St.-Jans-Molenbeek, Belg.—died Feb. 4, 1967, Beersel) was a Flemish novelist, poet, short-story writer, essayist, and playwright who is considered one of the four or five best modern Flemish writers. His dramas were a notable influence on post-World War I European theatre. Teirlinck’s first book, Verzen (1900), was a volume of poetry, but he soon demonstrated in fiction the virtuosity and thematic variety that would characterize his entire career. Having tried his hand at both rural and urban tales and impressionistic sketches (Zon [1906; “Sun”]), he reached maturity as a novelist with Mijnheer J. B. ...(100 of 318 words)

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