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Belcampo

Born

in Naarden, Netherlands

July 21, 1902

Died

January 02, 1990

Website

http://www.belcampo.net

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories

Influences

William Hoffman ...more

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Belcampo was the pseudonym of Dutch writer and physician Herman Pieter Schönfeld Wichers. "Belcampo" is the Italian translation of his surname Schönfeld (= beautiful field).

He grew up in Rijssen, studied notary law in Leiden and Amsterdam, and worked briefly at a law firm.

In the thirties he went traveling through Europe and in 1938 he self-published "De Zwerftocht van Belcampo", a collection of stories about his wanderings.
In 1937 he went to study medicine. On April 13, 1949 he received his medical degree, and from 1953-1967 he was a student MD in Groningen.

In 1958 he wrote "Het Grote Gebeuren", the Big Event, a novella set in the village of Rijssen. With some irony, he described Apocalypse as he saw it, in which the inhabitants of Rijssen ...more

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Belcampo’s books

Average rating: 3.79 · 753 ratings · 99 reviews · 44 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bevroren vuurwerk 4.10 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1967 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Het grote gebeuren: en andere verhalen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 1959 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De surprise en andere bizarre verhalen 3.81 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Het grote gebeuren 3.64 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1946 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De zwerftocht van Belcampo 3.88 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1936 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Al zijn fantasieën 4.26 avg rating — 27 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nieuwe Verhalen 4.13 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1946 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De ideale dahlia really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1968 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Luchtspiegelingen 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Verborgenheden (Salamander ; Nr. 405) 3.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1964 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars