Louis Paul Boon

Louis Paul Boon
Louis Paul Boon (1967)
Born
Lodewijk Paul Aalbrecht Boon

(1912-03-15)15 March 1912
Died10 May 1979(1979-05-10) (aged 67)
Erembodegem, Belgium
Occupation(s)author, poet, painter
Known forMy 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).