Lode Zielens

Lode Zielens
Born Ludovicus Carolus Zielens
(1901-06-13)13 June 1901
Antwerp,Belgium
Died 28 November 1944(1944-11-28) (aged 43)
Antwerp,
Nationality Belgian
Occupation novelist, journalist
Known for Moeder, waarom leven wij?

Ludovicus Carolus Zielens (13 June 190128 November 1944) was a Belgian novelist and journalist.[1] He has written many novels, his novel Moeder, waarom leven wij? being the most well known.[1] He also received several awards in recognition for his work.[1]

Biography

Early life and works

He was born in Antwerp to a poor family, Lode Zielens worked in the docks. His first work, Schoolkolonie, was published in Elsevier’s Monthly Magazine.[1] This brought him into contact with literary circles, including writers Herman Robbers and Frans Verschoren.[1] Verschoren found Zielens an office job, but this was not to his liking.[1] Schoolkolonie received a number of awards, and this led to Zielens joining the Socialist newspaper Volksgazet (now absorbed by De Morgen) as an editor. Het duistere bloed of 1931 was a further success. His 1934 novel Moeder, waarom leven wij? is considered his finest work and was filmed in 1993.[1]

Zielens was killed in a V-2 rocket attack at the end of World War II. He is buried at the Schoonselhof cemetery in Antwerp.[1]

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