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Biography

Fernand Auwera

Overview

  • Born
    November 26, 1929 · Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium
  • Died
    October 27, 2015 · Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium
  • Birth name
    Ferdinand Henri Leon van der Auwera

Mini bio

  • Fernand Auwera was born on November 26, 1929 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium. He was a writer, known for Lijmen/Het been (2000), Springen (1986) and Maria Danneels (of het leven dat we droomden) (1982). He was married to Maria Moors. He died on October 27, 2015 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium.

Family

  • Spouse
      Maria Moors(1957 - 1994) (her death, 1 child)

Trivia

  • He contributed to the screenplays of the movies De Witte van Sichem (1980) after Ernest Claes and Lijmen/Het Been (2000) after Willem Elsschot.
  • His fragile health during his youth and its impact on his life (solitude), had an effect on his first literary work.
  • He made his literary debut with the psychological novel De weddenschap (English: The bet) in (1963). Later he made the statement that he wrote as a therapy, such as with Zelfportret met gesloten ogen (English: Self-portrait with closed eyes) (1973) and Uit het raam springen moet als nutteloos worden beschouwd (English: Jumping out of the window must be considered useless) (1983), which was made into a movie Springen.
  • In Schrijven of schieten (Enlish: Writing or shooting) (1969) and Geen daden maar woorden (English: No deeds but words) (1970), he published several interviews with fellow writers.
  • In addition to his novels he wrote some books for children and literary essays.

Quotes

  • It's easier for a father to be father and mother to be a mother than to be a child for a child.
  • If I really had all the flaws that I attributed to me, I would have been treacherous for a long time.
  • Aphorism: an idea that has been done to bodybuilding.
  • An aphorism is a clear answer to a question that was never put
  • Who can not laugh with serious things is not a serious man.

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