Belgian stamp honoring the writer

Willem Elsschot (7 May 1882 - 31 May 1960), was a Flemish writer and poet (pseudonym of Alfons-Jozef De Ridder). Few of his works have been translated into English. Willem Elsschot on Belgian Stamp This image of a postage stamp may be copyrighted and/or have other restrictions on its reproduction imposed by the issuing authority. ... Willem Elsschot on Belgian Stamp This image of a postage stamp may be copyrighted and/or have other restrictions on its reproduction imposed by the issuing authority. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is in need of attention. ... A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to their legal name (whereas an allonym is the name of another actual person assumed by one person in authorship of a work of art; e. ...

Life

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. The Cathedral of our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp) in the Handschoenmarkt, in the old quarter of Antwerp is the largest cathedral in the Low Countries and home to a number of triptychs by Renaissance Belgian painter Rubens. ... Bakery foods A baker is someone who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar foods. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the headquarters of the European Union, as two of its four main institutions have their headquarters in the... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of South Holland. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ...

Willem Elsschot died in Antwerp in 1960, receiving a national literary award posthumously. he is interred in the Antwerpen Schoonselhof. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... War memorial at Schoonselhof Cemetery Schoonselhof Cemetery (Antwerpen Schoonselhof) is located in Wilrijk, a suburb of Antwerp, Belgium. ...

Works

For the translation of the titles, see the "Bibliography" section

Elsschot published poems in a magazine titled "Alvoorder". His writing took off while he worked in Rotterdam, where he wrote Villa des Roses (1913). His most famous work came in the 1920s and 1930s: Lijmen (1924), Kaas (1933), Tsjip (1934) en Het Been (1938). For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of South Holland. ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working mechanical television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to... // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Central themes in his work are business and family life. His style is characterised by detailed descriptions of surroundings and a mild cynicism. Categories: Business | Academic disciplines | School subjects ... Cynicism was originally the philosophy of a group of ancient Greeks called the Cynics (main article), founded by Antisthenes. ...

Bibliography

• Villa des roses (translated in 1992, same title), 1913)
• Een ontgoocheling ("A disappointment", 1921)
• De verlossing ("The deliverance", 1921)
• Lijmen ("Gluing", 1924)
• Kaas (translated "Cheese", 1933) - Review
• Tsjip (1934)
• Verzen van vroeger ("Poems from long ago", 1934)
• Pensioen ("Pension", 1937)
• Het been ("The leg", 1938)
• De leeuwentemmer ("The lion tamer", 1940)
• Het tankschip ("The mammoth tanker", 1942)
• Het dwaallicht ("Will-O'-the-wisp", 1946)
• Verzameld werk ("Collected writings", 1957)

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External link

• Elsschot society (Flemish)