Maurice Maeterlinck

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Maurice Maeterlinck, c. 1890.

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Also Known As	Maurice Polydore-Marie-Bernard Maeterlinck • Comte Maeterlinck
Born	August 29, 1862 • Ghent • Belgium
Died	May 6, 1949 (aged 86) • Nice • France
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (1911)
Notable Works	“Pelléas et Mélisande” • “The Blue Bird” • “The Burgomaster of Stilmonde” • “The Life of the Bee”
Movement / Style	Symbolism • Young Belgium

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