The Sorrow of Belgium
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| - | {{Template}} | + | {{Template}}'''''The Sorrow of Belgium''''' ({{lang-nl|Het verdriet van België}}) is a novel by the [[Belgium|Belgian]] author [[Hugo Claus]] published in [[1983]], and is arguably his best known work outside of Belgium. It was made into a mini-series in [[1994]]. |
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| + | The novel is classified as [[bildungsroman]] and is composed out of two parts: | ||
| + | * "The Sorrow"({{lang-nl|Het verdriet}}); 27 numbered and sub-titled chapters | ||
| + | * "of Belgium"({{lang-nl|van België}}); text not subdivided in chapters | ||
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| + | It tells the story of the childood and youth of Louis Seynaeve (Claus' ''[[alter ego]]'') in the [[Flanders|Flemish]] village of Walle (real life [[Kortrijk]]) from 1939 to 1947, coinciding with the period [[Second World War]], the German occupation of Belgium, and its aftermath. | ||
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The novel is classified as bildungsroman and is composed out of two parts:
- "The Sorrow"(Template:Lang-nl); 27 numbered and sub-titled chapters
- "of Belgium"(Template:Lang-nl); text not subdivided in chapters
It tells the story of the childood and youth of Louis Seynaeve (Claus' alter ego) in the Flemish village of Walle (real life Kortrijk) from 1939 to 1947, coinciding with the period Second World War, the German occupation of Belgium, and its aftermath.
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