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- Location(s): Bruges
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 15th Century
Master painter Hans Memling is without peer in the artistic world of fifteenth-century Bruges. But when he falls in love with the Princess Marie, daughter of his powerful patron, the Duke of Burgundy, his life begins to unravel. Made...
- Location(s): Flanders, Ypres
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): WW1
Flanders, June 1917: a British officer and celebrated poet, is shot dead, killed not by German fire, but while recuperating from shell shock well behind the lines. A young English soldier is arrested and, although he protests his innocence,...
- Location(s): Antwerp, Tel Aviv
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Later 20th Century
When 20-year-old student J.S. Margot took a tutoring job, little did she know it would open up an entire world. In the family’s Orthodox Jewish household she would encounter endless rules – ‘never come on a Friday, never shake...
- Location(s): Brussels, New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
A stream of consciousness as Julius, a young Nigerian doctor, processes thought and experiences as he ambles around the streets of Manhattan. He takes off for Brussels, and Nigeria and on his return to Manhattan, he meets a young...
- Location(s): Brussels
- Genre(s): Fiction, In Translation
- Era(s): 2007
In 2007, Paula Karst begins her studies at the famous Institut de Peinture in Brussels. There she meets two friends, both enigmatic, resourceful, impulsive, and gifted. Together, the three weave a complex relationship that mirrors the interconnectedness of their...
- Location(s): Bangkok, Belgium, Cambodia
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
A young Cambodian returns home. A diamond shipment goes missing. A foreign assassin arrives in Phnom Penh. And then there s chocolate lots of it. Phirun is determined to make it as Cambodia s first chocolate chef. But things...
- Location(s): Brussels
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Brussels. A hive of tragic heroes, manipulative losers, involuntary accomplices. No wonder the European Commission is keen to improve its image. The fiftieth anniversary of the European Commission approaches, and the Directorate-General for Culture is tasked with organising an...
- Location(s): Belgium, Birmingham, Germany
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Modern looking back
Muriel’s life is changed unexpectedly and forever when she meets Franz: but after many years of happiness the dream is in danger of being shattered when she discovers Franz’s first wife is guarding a mysterious, dangerous secret.
- Location(s): Bruges
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1890s
“Bruges-la-Morte” is the story of one man’s obsession with his dead wife and his soul’s struggle between an alluring young dancer – his late wife’s double – and the beautiful, melancholy city of Bruges, whose moody atmosphere mirrors his...
- Location(s): Belgium
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Modern
Sobriety and moderation are alien concepts to the men in Dimmy’s family. Useless in all other respects, his three uncles have a rare talent for drinking, a flair for violence, and an unwavering commitment to the pub. And his...
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