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Willem Elsschot

Willem Elsschot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈβ̞iləm ˈʔɛlsxɔt]) (7 May 1882 - 31 May 1960), was a Flemish writer and poet (pseudonym of Alphonsus Josephus de Ridder). A few of his works have been translated into English.

Alfons-Jozef was born in Antwerp to a baker's family. During secondary school, he developed a love for literature. He was quite restless, having various types of jobs in cities from Antwerp and Brussels to Rotterdam and Paris. During the First World War, he served as the secretary of a national food relief committee in Antwerp. After the war he started his own advertising agency, which he ran until his death.

Willem Elsschot died in Antwerp in 1960, receiving a national literary award posthumously. He is interred in the Antwerpen Schoonselhof.

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Flemish writer

Born 1882
Died 1960

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  • Cover of: Verzameld werk [van] Willem Elsschot [pseud.]

    First published in 1960 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Elsschot leest voor: de briefwisseling tussen Willem Elsschot en Jan C. Villerius

    First published in 1999 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Over Willem Elsschot: beschouwingen en interviews

    First published in 1982 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1957 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Three novels: Soft soap; The leg; Will-o'-the-wisp

    First published in 1965 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Zwijgen kan niet verbeterd worden: ongebundelde teksten

    First published in 1979 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: De wijze gaat liefst onopgemerkt voorbij: citaten en ongebundelde teksten

    First published in 1975 1 edition in 1 language
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Flemish writer

Born 1882
Died 1960
Subjects
Fiction, Clerks (Retail trade), Correspondence, Flemish Authors, Addresses, essays, lectures, Authors, Flemish, Boardinghouses, Cheese, Clerks (Retail trade) -- Belgium -- Antwerp -- Fiction., Commerce, Criticism and interpretation, Fiction, general, Fiction, humorous, general, Interviews, Netherlands, fiction, New York Times reviewed
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Antwerp, Belgium
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Willem Elsschot (1882-1960), Alphons de Ridder (1882-1960), Jan C. Villerius (1933-1996), Willem Elsschot
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20th century

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  • Alphonsus Josephus de Ridder

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 23, 2011 Edited by 82.171.181.173 Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import