Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (French: [ʒɔʁʒ simnɔ̃]; February 12 or 13, 1903 – September 4, 1989) was a Belgian writer who created the fictional detective Jules Maigret. He was one of the most productive and successful authors of the 20th century. He wrote about 400 novels (192 under his own name), 21 volumes of memoirs, and many short stories.
Anne Provoost was born in the Belgian town of Poperinge. She grew up in a family of four children in West Flanders and studied Germanic languages at the connected universities of Kortrijk and Leuven. Although she wrote stories as a child, she did not think much of it until she began winning writing competitions while in school.
Baroness Fabienne Claire Nothomb, born on August 13, 1967, is a Belgian novelist who is better known by her pen name, Amélie Nothomb. She is a Francophone writer, meaning she speaks and writes in French. She spent part of her childhood in Asia.
Alice Nahon was born in Antwerp on August 23, 1896. She was the third child in a family of eleven children. Her father, Gerard L.
Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (29 August 1862 – 6 May 1949), also known as Count / Comte Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911 for his many different types of writing, especially his plays, which show a lot of imagination and poetic creativity. These works often use fairy tales to explore deep ideas and connect with readers’ emotions and imaginations.
Virginie (Marie) Loveling (17 May 1836 – 1 December 1923) was a writer from Flanders who created poetry, novels, essays, and stories for children. She also used the pen name W. E.
Rosalie Loveling was born in Nevele, Belgium, and was the older sister of Virginie Loveling, who was also an author. The two sisters wrote some of their books together. After their father, Herman Loveling, passed away, the family moved to Ghent.
Hubert Leon Lampo was a Flemish writer born on September 1, 1920, in Antwerp. He passed away on July 12, 2006, in Essen. He was one of the people who started the magic realism movement in Flanders.
Marnix Gijsen was born on October 20, 1899, and died on September 29, 1984. He was a writer from Belgium. His actual name was Joannes Alphonsius Albertus Goris.
Guido Pieter Theodorus Josephus Gezelle was born on May 1, 1830, and died on November 27, 1899. He was a well-known writer, poet, and Roman Catholic priest from Belgium. He is most famous for using the West Flemish dialect in his work.