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Willem Elsschot

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Flemish writer (1882-1960)

WritersLived 1882 to 1960 · aged 78
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Alphonsus Josephus de Ridder was a Belgian writer and poet who wrote under the pseudonym Willem Elsschot. One of the most prominent Flemish authors, his most famous work, Cheese (1933) is the most translated Dutch-language novel from Flanders of all time.

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