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Hugo Claus


Born
in Brugge (Bruges), Belgium
April 05, 1929

Died
March 19, 2008

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Genre
Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Theater


Hugo Maurice Julien Claus was een Vlaams schrijver. Hij was een veelzijdig kunstenaar: romancier, dichter, toneelschrijver, schilder en filmregisseur.
Toen hij opteerde voor euthanasie (legaal in België) veroorzaakte dit veel deining.

Hugo Claus in de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia

Hugo Claus in de Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren

Hugo Claus bij "Schrijversgewijs"


Hugo Maurice Julien Claus was a leading Belgian author, writing primarily in Dutch. He was prominent as a novelist, poet, playwright, painter and film director.
His death by euthanasia, which is legal in Belgium, led to considerable controversy.

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Average rating: 3.37 · 13,877 ratings · 818 reviews · 187 distinct works • Similar authors
Het verdriet van België
3.64 avg rating — 3,780 ratings — published 1983 — 33 editions
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De geruchten
3.36 avg rating — 1,571 ratings — published 1996 — 22 editions
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De Metsiers
3.24 avg rating — 1,469 ratings — published 1951 — 20 editions
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Omtrent Deedee
3.03 avg rating — 952 ratings — published 1963
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Het jaar van de kreeft
3.33 avg rating — 847 ratings — published 1972
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De verwondering
3.37 avg rating — 638 ratings — published 1962 — 24 editions
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Onvoltooid verleden
3.39 avg rating — 372 ratings — published 1998 — 8 editions
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Een zachte vernieling
3.55 avg rating — 340 ratings — published 1988 — 12 editions
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Vrijdag
3.24 avg rating — 319 ratings — published 1969 — 7 editions
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De koele minnaar
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“I am a person who is unhappy with things as they stand. We cannot accept the world as it is. Each day we should wake up foaming at the mouth because of the injustice of things.”
― Hugo Claus
tags: fairness, injustice, life, restlessness, unfairness, unhappiness
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“We gaan zien. Wij gaan zien. Toch.”
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“Immanuel Kant"
"Noch wal”
― Hugo Claus, Het verdriet van België
tags: dutch, humor, nederlands
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