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On 1 July, 2015, the new Canon van de Vlaams-Nederlandse literatuur (Canon of the Flemish-Dutch literature), also known as De canon van de Nederlandse Literatuur vanuit Vlaams perspectief (Canon of Dutch literature from a Flemish perspective) was created consisting of 51 titles, in which more attention is devoted to the Flemish literary heritage. This list was compiled at the request of the Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde (Royal Academy of Dutch language and literature), in Flanders and the Vlaams Fonds voor de Letteren (Flemish Foundation for Literature)

The list can be found on the KANTL's official website.

For the literary canon which includes works from the Netherlands, see Canon van de Nederlandse Literatuur .

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1	Van den vos Reynaerde by Willem die Madocke maecte 3.21 avg rating — 4,054 ratings score: 393, and 4 people voted	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
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3	Oeroeg by Hella S. Haasse 3.48 avg rating — 9,192 ratings score: 242, and 3 people voted	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
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17	De avonden by Gerard Reve 3.48 avg rating — 13,044 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	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
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27	De Geestelijke Bruiloft by Jan van Ruusbroec 2.85 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	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
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32	Dichterlijke Werken by Joost van den Vondel (creator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	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
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35	Verzen by Willem Kloos 3.08 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	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
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40	Bezette stad / Nagelaten gedichten by Paul van Ostaijen 4.11 avg rating — 75 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	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
41	Nieuwe gedichten by Martinus Nijhoff 3.92 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	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
42	Elias of het gevecht met de nachtegalen by Maurice Gilliams 3.68 avg rating — 220 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	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
43	Eiland der Ziel by Gerrit Achterberg 3.44 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	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
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45	Wolfijzers en schietgeweren by Richard Minne 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	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
46	Het dwaallicht by Willem Elsschot 3.62 avg rating — 2,510 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	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
47	Apocrief - de analfabetische naam by Lucebert 3.69 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	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
48	De Kapellekensbaan by Louis Paul Boon 3.84 avg rating — 1,194 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	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
49	De Oostakkerse Gedichten by Hugo Claus 3.85 avg rating — 217 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	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
50	Het Boek Alfa (Alfa cyclus, #1) by Ivo Michiels 3.11 avg rating — 421 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	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
51	Verzamelde Gedichten by J.C. Bloem 3.91 avg rating — 137 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	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