Ghelderode: 3 Plays

by Michel de Ghelderode

Drama. Translated from the French by David Willinger. Michel de Ghelderode (1898-1962) was a Belgian playwright who is ranked by many as a key member of the international avant-garde, on par with Beckett, Brecht, Ionesco, Genet and Pinter. Writing most of his plays between 1918 and 1937, he wasn't discovered in Europe until after World War II, where he was hailed as the "Belgian Shakespeare," and in America until the 1960's. Both discoveries led to great, though still cult level, popularity. In the early 60's not a week went by without a production of one of Ghelderode's plays happening somewhere in the United States. This unique volume includes three plays--The Siege of Ostend, The Actor Makes His Exit and Transfiguration in the Circus--in their first-ever English translation.

294 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 1990

About the author

Michel de Ghelderode, pseudonyme d'Adémar Adolphe Louis Martens, était un écrivain belge d'origine flamande et d'expression française. Il a également utilisé d'autres pseudonymes: Philostene Costenoble, Jac Nolan et Babylas.

Michel de Ghelderode dans la Wikipédia française

Site consacré à Ghelderode (En français/In French)

Michel de Ghelderode, pseudoniem van Adémar Adolphe Louis Martens, was een Vlaamse schrijver die in het Frans schreef. Hij schreef ook onder de pseudoniemen Philostene Costenoble, Jac Nolan en Babylas.

Michel de Ghelderode in de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia


Michel de Ghelderode, nom de plume of Louis Adolphe Adémar Martens, was a Belgian writer of Flemish descent who wrote in French. He also used other pseudonyms: Philostene Costenoble, Jac and Nolan Babylas.

Michel de Ghelderode in the English Wikipedia