Lode Zielens

Lode Zielens
Lode Zielens
Born	Ludovicus Carolus Zielens; 13 June 1901; Antwerp,Belgium
Died	28 November 1944 (aged 43); Antwerp,
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation	novelist, journalist
Known for	Moeder, waarom leven wij?

Ludovicus Carolus Zielens (13 June 1901–28 November 1944) was a Belgian novelist and journalist.^[1] He has written many novels, his novel Moeder, waarom leven wij? being the most well known.^[1] He also received several awards in recognition for his work.^[1]

Biography

Early life and works

He was born in Antwerp to a poor family, Lode Zielens worked in the docks. His first work, Schoolkolonie, was published in Elsevier’s Monthly Magazine.^[1] This brought him into contact with literary circles, including writers Herman Robbers and Frans Verschoren.^[1] Verschoren found Zielens an office job, but this was not to his liking.^[1] Schoolkolonie received a number of awards, and this led to Zielens joining the Socialist newspaper Volksgazet (now absorbed by De Morgen) as an editor. Het duistere bloed of 1931 was a further success. His 1934 novel Moeder, waarom leven wij? is considered his finest work and was filmed in 1993.^[1]

Zielens was killed in a V-2 rocket attack at the end of World War II. He is buried at the Schoonselhof cemetery in Antwerp.^[1]

Bibliography

Schoolkolonie (1920)^[1]
Het jonge leven (novellen, 1928)^[1]
Robert, zonder Bertrand (1929)^[1]
Het duistere bloed (1930)^[1]
De roep (1931)^[1](omvattend : Antoinette onze moeder, De roep van het kind, Levensbericht)
Moeder, waarom leven wij (1932)^[1]
De gele roos (1933)^[1]
Nu begint het leven (1935)^[1]
De dag van morgen (1938)^[1]
Op een namiddag in September (1940)^[1]
Lees en vergeet (1941)^[1]
Te laat voor muziek (1941)^[1]
Opsomer (1942)^[1]
Het heerke (story in Bloei, 1942)^[1]
Herinneringen van toen (1942–1943)^[1] (containing : Rijkdom der jeugd - Maria - Ik ontmoet grootvader - Antoinette - Muziek in de nacht - De glazen buskop - Lewie)
Terug tot de bron (1944)^[1]
De volle waarheid over het concentratiekamp van Breendonk (1944)^[1]
Alles wordt betaald (1945)^[1]
Menschen als wij (1946)^[1]
De wereld gaat stralend open : een keuze uit novellen en schetsen (1959)^[1]
Polka voor piston^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac "Lode Zielens". DBNL.Org. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

External links

(in Dutch) Biography at the dbnl (Digital Library for Dutch-language Literature)

[dbnl.org-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac "Lode Zielens". DBNL.Org. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

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