Hugo Maurice Julien Claus (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦyɣoː ˈklʌu̯s]; 5 April 1929 – 19 March 2008) was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, the novel, and poetry; he also left a legacy as a painter and film director. He wrote primarily in Dutch, although he also wrote some poetry in English.His death by euthanasia, which is legal in Belgium, led to considerable controversy.
Veerle De Wit (m. 1993–2008), Elly Claus (m. 1955–1964)
Children
Arthur Kristel, Thomas Pieter Achilles Claus
Movies
Vrijdag, The Sacrament, The Enemies, The Knife, Mira
Star Sign
Aries
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[magazine interview in the 1990s] I am a person who is unhappy with things as they stand. We cannot accept the world as it is. Each day we should wake up foaming at the mouth because of the injustice of things.
He had an ambivalent relationship with his native country, and spent time living in the Netherlands, France, and Greece.
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After World War II, he left home and held menial jobs before his literary talent was recognized.
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He was an artist, poet, playwright and novelist. His books dealt with repression and hypocrisy in bourgeois society in his native northern Belgium (Flanders).
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He spent much of his childhood in strict Catholic boarding schools, where he was a rebellious student.
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Has two sons; Thomas Pieter Achilles Claus (b. 1963) from his marriage with Elly Claus, and Arthur Kristel (b. 1975) from his relationship with Sylvia Kristel.
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