Belgian literature
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| {{Template}}Because [[Belgium]] is a [[bilingual]] country, '''Belgian literature''' is divided into the two main languages spoken in the country - [[French language|French]] and [[Dutch language|Dutch]] or [[Flemish (linguistics)|Flemish]] - and discussed under the languages of these countries : [[France]] and [[Netherlands|The Netherlands]]. | {{Template}}Because [[Belgium]] is a [[bilingual]] country, '''Belgian literature''' is divided into the two main languages spoken in the country - [[French language|French]] and [[Dutch language|Dutch]] or [[Flemish (linguistics)|Flemish]] - and discussed under the languages of these countries : [[France]] and [[Netherlands|The Netherlands]]. | ||
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| - | Some literature also exists in the [[regional language]]s of Belgium, with authors in the [[Walloon language]] being particularly of note. | ||
| *See: [[French literature]] | *See: [[French literature]] | ||
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In literature, Belgium has produced several well-known authors, such as the poets Émile Verhaeren and novelists Hendrik Conscience, Georges Simenon and Suzanne Lilar. The poet and playwright Maurice Maeterlinck won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1911.
Le fantastique in Belgium: Georges Eekhoud, Franz Hellens, Thomas Owen, Jean Ray, Marcel Thiry and Jacques Sternberg.
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