Willem Elsschot

Willem Elsschot
Black-and-white portrait of a man with dark hair and moustache wearing a dark jacket, light shirt, and dark tie
Elsschot in c. 1920
BornAlphonsus Josephus de Ridder
(1882-05-07)7 May 1882
Antwerp, Belgium
Died31 May 1960(1960-05-31) (aged 78)
Antwerp, Belgium
Pen nameWillem Elsschot
OccupationPoet, writer
LanguageDutch
Notable awardsConstantijn Huygens Prize (1951)

Alphonsus Josephus de Ridder (7 May 1882 – 31 May 1960) was a Belgian writer and poet who wrote under the pseudonym Willem Elsschot (pronounced [ˈʋɪləm ˈɛlsxɔt]). One of the most prominent Flemish authors, his most famous work, Cheese (1933) is the most translated Flemish-language novel of all time.[1]

  1. ^ "Did you know that Willem Elsschot once lived in Brussels?". Focus on Belgium. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2021.