Top 10 Top 10 Belgian Writers, Poets and Musicians
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1. Roland de Lassus
Also known as Orlando di Lasso (c.1532–94). One of the leading composers of his day.
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2. César Franck
Organist and composer (1822–90) in the Romantic tradition.
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3. Émile Verhaeren
Symbolist poet (1855– 1916) noted for his portrayals (in French) of Flanders.
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4. Maurice Maeterlinck
Nobel-Prize-winning Symbolist poet and dramatist (1862–1949).
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5. Michel de Ghelderode
Belgium’s most celebrated 20th-century playwright (1898–1962), and one of the most original writers in the French language.
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6. Georges Simenon
Prolific master of the popular detective story (1903–89) and creator of Inspector Maigret (see Georges Simenon).
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7. Django Reinhardt
The most celebrated of all jazz guitarists, Reinhardt (1910–53) was a key member of the renowned Quintet of the Hot Club of France.
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8. Arthur Grumiaux
A leading violinist of his era (1921–86).
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9. Hugo Claus
Belgium’s most revered living writer (born 1929), a Bruges-born poet, playwright and novelist writing in Dutch.
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10. Amélie Nothomb
One of Belgium’s most successful modern novelists (born 1967), noted for her exploration of the darker sides of human nature.
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