The sorrow of Belgium

Author(s)

• Claus, Hugo

Bibliographic Information

The sorrow of Belgium

Hugo Claus ; translated from the Dutch by Arnold J. Pomerans

（Penguin books）

Penguin, 1991, c1983

Other Title

Verdriet van België

Uniform Title

Verdriet van België

Note

Translation of: Het verdriet van België

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Set in 1939, this is the story of Louis Seynaeve, a 10 year-old Flemish boy with a wild imagination. He is a student at a convent boarding school, but his chief interest is in his secret society, the Apostles. However his life changes when the Nazis invade Flanders, and he begins to grow up fast.

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Details

• NCID: BA24423975
• ISBN:
  • 0140097155
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: dut
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 608 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PT6410.C553
  • DC20 : 839.3/1364
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Belgium -- History -- 1914- -- Fiction
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00474814