Stijn Streuvels



         


Stijn Streuvels, born Franciscus (Frank) Petrus Maria Lateur, is a Belgian writer. He was born on 1871-10-03 in Heule, a village near Kortrijk, and died in Ingooigem on 1969-08-15 at the age of 98. In 1905 he married Alida Staelens. They had 4 children: Paula (1906), Paul (1909), Dina (1916) and Isa (1922). Since 1980 their house became a museum dedicated to Streuvels.

He started writing at a very young age. Initially his work was published in an insignificant magazine De jonge Vlaming. Soon he was discovered by the editors of a new magazine Van Nu en Straks. After their first encounter, Emmanuel de Bom became his mentor and advised him to publish his work in book form.

In 1936 his mentor fails to convince the Nobel committee to award the Nobel Prize to Streuvels. Streuvels became doctor honoris causa at the universities of Leuven, Munster and Pretoria.

De teleurgang van de waterhoek was made to a film titled Mira. Also De Vlaschaard (twice) and De blijde dag were filmed.

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