Blogs in January 2021

Painting Time 17th January 2021

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...

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The Capital 19th February 2019

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...

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Leopold’s Assassin 29th May 2018

1902 – It is a cold and rainy Saturday morning the 15th of November in Brussels, Belgium. Gennaro Cataldo, an Italian anarchist, has traveled incognito to Brussels from London and Paris. In the Belgian capital he plans to assassinate...

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As Above, So Below: A Novel of Peter Bruegel 1st January 1970

Sixteenth century Europe as depicted on Peter Bruegel’s canvasses. A street festival, skating, hunting in the snow are everyday life. Rucker tells the story of an artist, whose own life is little known. We follow the artist from the...

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Dreadful Lies 1st January 1970

Matilda, in Brussels, stumbles across a missing person’s case.

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