Hugo Claus
Hugo Maurice Julien Claus was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, the novel, and poetry he also left a legacy as a painter and film director. He wrote primarily in Dutch, although he also wrote some poetry in English.
Hugo Claus was born onApril 1929 at SintJanshospitaal in Bruges, Belgium. He was the eldest of the sons born to Jozef Claus, a printer who had a passion for theater his mother was Germaine Vanderlinden. Three more sons were born into the family within the subsequent decade Guido , Odo , and Johan .
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