Hugo Claus

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  • Bibliography:
    4 Books
  • First Book:
    May 1990
  • Latest Book:
    July 2009
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Books in Order: 4 titles

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  • Wonder

    While exposing the remains of Flemish fascism twenty years after the War, Wonder tracks one man's descent into madness. Victor, a bewildered teacher, pursues a mysterious woman to a castle in a remote village. There he finds himself trapped among a h...

  • Desire

    United in their considerable desire for drink and cards, Jake, an overweight, slow-witted yet gentle man, and dark, brooding Michel have become fixtures at The Unicorn, a local Belgian watering hole. Suddenly aware that their wants have outgrown the ...

  • The Swordfish

    During the cause of an idyllic summer's day in the country a senseless crime is committed. In its wake, fantasies and passions, desire and loss unite the destinies of the villagers. Most affected is young Martin: his fertile imagination inspires him ...

  • The Sorrow of Belgium

    Set during the turbulent years of 1939 to 1947, this is the story of a nation's coming of age, seen through the eyes of an adolescent, Louis Seynaeve. Returning home from his Catholic boarding-school to Walle, he finds that his family is more than wi...



Award-Winning Books by Hugo Claus

Wonder
2010 PEN Literary Award -- Translation


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Hugo Claus has published 4 books.

Hugo Claus does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Wonder, was published in July 2009.

The first book by Hugo Claus, The Sorrow of Belgium, was published in May 1990.

No. Hugo Claus does not write books in series.
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