more than 60 plays and several thousand poems, Mr. Claus was best known for his 1983 novel, "The Sorrow of Belgium."A long, dense, poetic work, the book views the Nazi occupation of Belgium, starting in May 1940, through the eyes of a teenage boy named Louis Seynaeve. It examines the moral contradictions many Belgians faced and the outright collaboration of others, undermining myths of widespread resistance that took hold after the Nazis were defeated.
from The New York Times: Hugo Claus, One of Belgium's Most Renowned Authors, Dies at 78
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