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

Lode Zielens
Born	Ludovicus Carolus Zielens (1901-06-13)13 June 1901 Antwerp,Belgium
Died	28 November 1944(1944-11-28) (aged 43) Antwerp,
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation	novelist, journalist
Known for	Moeder, waarom leven wij?

Biography

Life and works

Zielens was born in Antwerp to a poor family and 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 the 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, which led to Zielens joining as an editor the Socialist newspaper Volksgazet (now absorbed by De Morgen). Het duistere bloed of 1931 was a further success. His 1934 novel Moeder, waarom leven wij? is seen as 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]

See also

• Flemish literature

References

Further reading

• Hubert Lampo. Lode Zielens 1901-1944. (Brussels, 1956)

External links

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

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