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Born December 13, 1896 • Belgium
Died July 17, 1952 (aged 55) • Brussels • Belgium
Awards And Honors Prix Goncourt (1937)
Notable Works “Memoirs of a Secret Revolutionary”
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Marcel Thiry
Belgian author
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Paul Willems
Belgian author
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Suzanne Lilar
Belgian author
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German author
Ha Jin
Ha Jin
Chinese American writer
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Uwe Johnson
German author
Portrait of French author Marcel Proust, seated with his hand resting thoughtfully against his chin, wearing a dark suit and looking directly at the camera.
Marcel Proust
French writer
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Marcel Arland
French writer
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Dominique Rolin
Belgian author
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Jean Ray
Belgian author
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Herman Teirlinck
Flemish author
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Pierre Mertens
Belgian author
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Paul Nougé
Belgian author
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Henry Bauchau
Belgian author
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Conrad Detrez
Belgian author
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Georges Eekhoud
Belgian writer
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Georges Rodenbach
Belgian poet
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Marie Gevers
Belgian writer
Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence
English writer

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