Gaston Cyriel Durnez (9 September 1928 – 22 November 2019) was a
Flemish
Flemish may refer to:
* Flemish, adjective for Flanders, Belgium
* Flemish region, one of the three regions of Belgium
*Flemish Community, one of the three constitutionally defined language communities of Belgium
* Flemish dialects, a Dutch dialec ...
columnist, journalist and writer. He worked for the newspaper
De Standaard
(, ) is a Flemish daily newspaper published in Belgium by Mediahuis (formerly Corelio and VUM). It was traditionally a Christian-Democratic paper, associated with the Christian-Democratic and Flemish Party, and in opposition to the Sociali ...
, writing several humorous-satirical columns, and was one of the founders of the ''Encyclopedie van de Vlaamse Beweging''. He was also the writer of ''De Geschiedenis van Sleenovia'' (1965), a comic strip by
Willy Vandersteen
Willebrord Jan Frans Maria "Willy" Vandersteen (15 February 1913 – 28 August 1990) was a Belgian creator of comic books. In a career spanning 50 years, he created a large studio and published more than 1,000 comic albums in over 25 series, sel ...
and Edward De Rop, featuring characters from
Marc Sleen
Marcel Honoree Nestor ( ridder) Neels (30 December 1922 – 6 November 2016), known as Marc Sleen, was a Belgian comics artist. He was mostly known for his humorous adventure comic '' The Adventures of Nero and Co.'', but also created gag comic ...
's ''
The Adventures of Nero
''The Adventures of Nero'' or ''Nero'' was a Belgium, Belgian comic strip drawn by Marc Sleen and the name of Nero (comic book character), its main character. The original title ranged from ''De Avonturen van Detective Van Zwam, Detectief Van Z ...
'', which was subject of a fierce copyright battle between the newspapers ''De Standaard'' and ''Het Volk''.
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Bibliography
* Muzenissen (1954)
* Rijmenam (1956)
* Wiltzang (1960)
* Hooikoorts (1962)
* Kermis (1963)
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Maria Rosseels
Maria, Baroness Rosseels (23 October 1916 – 18 March 2005), also known with her pen name "E. M. Vervliet", was a Belgium, Belgian Catholic writer.
Biography
The first years of her life, she lived in the Goedendagstraat in Borgerhout. When Mar ...
(1963)
* Slalom (1963)
* Duizend kussen voor iedereen (1965)
* Sire (1966)
* Denkend aan Nederland (1968)
* Zondag in de week (1969)
* Mijn leven onder de Belgen (1970)
* Jullie worden later gek dan wij (1971)
* Kijk, paps, een Belg (1973)
* Kleinbeeld (1973)
* Sun Corner Bar (1980)
* Een vogel in de brievenbus (1981)
* Vlaamse schrijvers, vijfentwintig portretten (1982)
* De engel op het eiland (1983)
* Loekie Zvonik (1983)
* Vlaamse humor omnibus Deel: 3 (1983)
* Van Leeuwtje tot D.C. (1984)
* De Standaard (1985)
* Klein Belgisch woordenboek (1985)
* De goede Fee, pasfoto van Felix Timmermans (1986)
* God is een Sinjoor (1987)
* Zeg mij waar de bloemen zijn (1988)
* Wij zijn allemaal amateurs (1991)
* Het lied mijner kindsheid, of Een lepel herinneringen (1992)
* Wie betaalt het gelach? (1994)
* Paspoort (1998)
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Felix Timmermans
Leopold Maximiliaan Felix Timmermans (5 July 1886 – 24 January 1947) is a much translated author from Flanders.
He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.
Life
Timmermans was born in the Belgian city of Lier, as the thi ...
(2000)
See also
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Flemish literature
Flemish literature is literature from Flanders, historically a region comprising parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Until the early 19th century, this literature was regarded as an integral part of Dutch literature. After B ...
*
Flemish movement
The Flemish Movement (, ) is an umbrella term which encompasses various political groups in the Belgium, Belgian region of Flanders and, less commonly, in French Flanders. Ideologically, it encompasses groups which have sought to promote Flemis ...
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Gaston Durnez
20th-century Belgian journalists
1928 births
2019 deaths
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Belgian humorists
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Belgian satirical columnists
Belgian humorous columnists
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