Read a book from each country discussion

For the Flemish part of Belgium, which is by the way Dutch speaking, I could advise:

Hugo Claus
Willem Elsschot

and Louis Paul Boon (for example 'Minuet')

Noane13 wrote: "For the Flemish part of Belgium, which is by the way Dutch speaking, I could advise:

Hugo Claus
Willem Elsschot"

Tsjip. De Leeuwentemmer

indeed, ''Tsjip. De leeuwentemmer'' is a good book.
If you can find them check for ''Kaas", ''Het Dwaallicht'' and ''Villa des Roses" too.

I suggest Maurice Maeterlinck and his book "Pelléas and Mélisande"

If you are into Symbolism, go for 'Bruges la Morte" by Georges Rodenbach.

If you want to read something really decadent (Fin-de-Siècle)
check out JK Huysmans' '' A Rebours" (Against Nature)

But, but... Husymans is French ! :)

Aha, okay. I messed up I guess.
I got confused by the fact that his father was Dutchspeaking (cfr lastname Huysmans is not a french name) teacher who moved to Paris.

Ekin, the Problemski Hotel looks interesting. Do you know of any site that offers a preview of thext? I am a maniac for checking the prose before I read a book. For example - humor can be expressed in so many ways.

Thank you for your help. I do like the text!

Amelie Nothomb Stupeur et tremblements but the book actually occurs in Japan

BELGIUM
War and Turpentine is a poetic novelisation by Flemish Belgium author Stefan Hertmans of his grandfather’s life as an artist and a soldier in WWI. Here is my review