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The Sorrow of Belgium () is a novel by the Belgian author Hugo Claus published in 1983. Arguably Claus' best-known work, the novel was translated into English by Arnold J. Pomerans in 1994. It was also made into a mini-series the same year.The novel Read More..

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Description	The Sorrow of Belgium () is a novel by the Belgian author Hugo Claus published in 1983. Arguably Claus' best-known work, the novel was translated into English by Arnold J. Pomerans in 1994. It was also made into a mini-series the same year.The novel is classified as bildungsroman and comprises two parts: "The Sorrow" (); 27 numbered chapters with titles "of Belgium" (); text not divided in chapters.It tells the story of the childhood and youth of Louis Seynaeve (Claus's alter ego) in the Flemish village of Walle (a part of Kortrijk) from 1939 to 1947, coinciding with the period Second World War, the German occupation of Belgium, and its aftermath.
Description	The Sorrow of Belgium () is a novel by the Belgian author Hugo Claus published in 1983. Arguably Claus' best-known work, the novel was translated into English by Arnold J. Pomerans in 1994. It was also made into a mini-series the same year.The novel is classified as bildungsroman and comprises two parts: "The Sorrow" (); 27 numbered chapters with titles "of Belgium" (); text not divided in chapters.It tells the story of the childhood and youth of Louis Seynaeve (Claus's alter ego) in the Flemish village of Walle (a part of Kortrijk) from 1939 to 1947, coinciding with the period Second World War, the German occupation of Belgium, and its aftermath.

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Name	The Sorrow of Belgium
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Authors	Hugo Claus
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Translator	Arnold J. Pomerans
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Language	Dutch
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Country	Belgium
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Media_type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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Isbn	978-0-14-018801-1
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Pub_date	1983
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Release_date	1983
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