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Hubert Lampo

Belgian writer and journalist (1920-2006) · Belgium · On the map · Writers · Died at 85

Hubert Leon Lampo was a Flemish writer, one of the founders of magic realism in Flanders. His most famous book is De komst van Joachim Stiller, in which a mysterious person, named Joachim Stiller, appears as a redeemer, under circumstances reminiscent of the death of Jesus.

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Prijs Vrijzinnig Humanisme2001
Honorary Doctorate of Grenoble-III University1988

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Other themes that occur in Lampo's work are the myths of Orpheus, Atlantis and the Holy Grail.

Country
Belgium
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2006 · aged 85

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