The Sorrow of Belgium

by Claus, Hugo

• ISBN13: 9781585672387
• ISBN10: 1585672386
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-27
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Summary

A classic novel in the tradition of The Tin Drum, The Sorrow of Belgiumis a searing, scathingly funny portrait of a wartime Belgium and one boy's coming of age-emotionally, sexually, and politically. Epic in scope, by turns hilarious and elegiac, The Sorrow of Belgiumis the masterwork of one of the world's greatest contemporary authors.

Author Biography

Hugo Claus was born in Bruges, Belgium, in 1929, and his work has been translated into more than nine languages. He is Holland's most esteemed contemporary writer and has been a candidate for the Nobel Prize.

Table of Contents

Translator's Note	p. vii
The Sorrow	p. 1
The visit	p. 3
Hearing and seeing	p. 15
Mary the cow	p. 25
Sister st. gerolphe	p. 29
Olibrius	p. 37
Concerning another child	p. 41
The mizzlers	p. 49
Martyrs	p. 57
Walle	p. 65
Grandma	p. 80
The moose	p. 91
Uncle florent	p. 100
Uncle robert	p. 107
The land of smiles	p. 115
A small cudgel	p. 124
The scapular	p. 130
Reconnaissance	p. 136
A golden knucklebone	p. 139
His vile face	p. 148
Bastegem	p. 157
Uncle armand	p. 180
A carpenter	p. 185
Meerke	p. 192
God's great outdoors	p. 196
A fig leaf	p. 203
Sister chilly	p. 208
A shameful yellow basket	p. 219
Of Belgium	p. 233
Glossary	p. 605
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