Louis Paul Boon | |
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Born | Lodewijk Paul Aalbrecht Boon 15 March 1912 |
Died | 10 May 1979 Erembodegem, Belgium | (aged 67)
Occupation(s) | author, poet, painter |
Known for | My Little War (1947) Chapel Road (1953) Menuet (1955) Pieter Daens (1971) |
Lodewijk Paul Aalbrecht (Louis Paul) Boon (15 March 1912, in Aalst – 10 May 1979, in Erembodegem) was a Belgian writer of novels, poetry, pornography, columns and art criticism. He was also a painter. He is best known for the novels My Little War (1947), the diptych Chapel Road (1953) / Summer in Termuren (1956), Menuet (1955) and Pieter Daens (1971).