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Willem Elsschot
Flemish writer
Willem Elsschot | |
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Elsschot in c. | |
| Born | Alphonsus Josephus de Ridder ()7 May Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | 31 May () (aged&#;78) Antwerp, Belgium |
| Pen name | Willem Elsschot |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Language | Dutch |
| Notable awards | Constantijn Huygens Prize() |
Alphonsus Josephus de Ridder (7 May – 31 May ) was a Belgian writer and poet who wrote under the pseudonymWillem Elsschot (pronounced[ˈʋɪləmˈɛlsxɔt]).
One of the most prominent Flemish authors, his most famous work, Cheese () is the most translated Flemish-language novel of all time.[1]
Early life and education
Elsschot was born Alphonsus Josephus de Ridder on 7 May in Antwerp, to a family of bakers.
As a child he would often visit his uncle in rural Blauberg, near Herselt, where they would walk in the Helschot area, from which he would later derive his pen name.
After studying at a state school in Van Maerlantstraat, then the Royal Athena
