Marcel Thiry

Marcel Thiry (born March 13, 1897, Charleroi, Belgium—died September 5, 1977, Fraiture) was a Belgian poet, novelist, short-story writer, and essayist whose work reflects his experiences of foreign lands and cultures. Thiry volunteered for service during World War I. Francophilic and pro-Walloon, he was elected to the Belgian Parliament in 1968 representing the Rassemblement Wallon party. He became lifelong secretary of the Belgian Academy in 1960. Often sad or ruminative, his poetry blends modernism and...