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Also Known As Frédéric Van Ermengem
Born September 8, 1881 • Brussels • Belgium
Died January 20, 1972 (aged 90) • Brussels • Belgium
Founder Henri Michaux • Odilon-Jean Périer
Notable Works “Mélusine”
Charles Van Lerberghe
Belgian poet
Stijn Streuvels
Flemish writer
Nina Berberova
Russian-American writer
Dominique Rolin
Belgian author
Paul Willems
Belgian author
Jean Ray
Belgian author
Charles Plisnier
Belgian author
Cyriel Buysse
Belgian writer
Herman Teirlinck
Flemish author
Pierre Mertens
Belgian author
Jan Frans Willems
Flemish poet and philologist
Marcel Thiry
Belgian author
Georges Eekhoud
Belgian writer
Paul de Wispelaere
Belgian-Flemish author and critic
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German author
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
American writer
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat
Wyndham Lewis
Wyndham Lewis
British artist and writer
James Blish
American author and critic
John Cheever
John Cheever
American author