Hubert Lampo
Illustration — Hubert Lampo (photo Tom Ordelman) Hubert Leon Lampo (Antwerp, 1 September 1920 – Essen, 12 July 2006) was a Flemish writer, one of the founders of magic realism in Flanders. His most famous book is De komst van Joachim Stiller ("The coming of Joachim Stiller", 1960), in which a mysterious person, named Joachim Stiller, appears as a redeemer, under circumstances reminiscent of the death of Jesus. Other themes that occur in Lampo's work are the myths of Orpheus, Atlantis and the Holy Grail.
Also recorded as Hubert Leon Lampo
Hubert Lampo
Thor NL (Tom Ordelman). · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Born
- 1920 · Antwerp.
- Died
- 2006 · Essen.
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupation
- writer · translator
- Known for
- De komst van Joachim Stiller
- Honours
- honorary doctorate of Grenoble-III University · Prijs Vrijzinnig Humanisme
- Languages
- Dutch
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Hubert Lampo was born in Antwerp, Belgium, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Hubert Lampo died in Essen, Belgium, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Graf van Hubert Lampo (1920-2006) op het Schoonselhof te Antwerpen
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1920
Hubert Lampo born at Antwerp.
2006
Hubert Lampo died at Essen.
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Essen.
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De magische wereld van Hubert Lampo
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q953325: Hubert Lampo
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scholarly publication
- Lampo, Hubert Léon: De komst van Joachim Stiller, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020
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Bibliography (English)
Bibliography (English)
• Hubert Lampo: Arthur and the Grail. Photogr. by Pieter Paul Koster. London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1988. • Hubert Lampo: The coming of Joachim Stiller. Transl. by Marga Emlyn-Jones. New York, Twayne Publishers, 1974. • Hubert Lampo: 'The contemporary novel in Dutch'. In: The contemporary novel in Belgium. Brussels, 1970. No ISBN
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Hubert Lampo (1 September 1920 – 12 July 2006) was a writer. The birth of Hubert Lampo is recorded on 1 September 1920, and the death on 12 July 2006.
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Lampo, Hubert Léon, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020
Lampo, Hubert Léon: De komst van Joachim Stiller, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020
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Lampo, Hubert Léon: De komst van Joachim Stiller, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q953325: Hubert LampoWikimedia Foundation
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