Hubert Leon Lampo Net Worth is
$700,000
Hubert Leon Lampo Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Hubert Leon Lampo (Antwerp, September 1, 1920 – Essen, July 12, 2006) was a Flemish writer, one of the founders of magic realism in Flanders. His most famous book is "De komst van Joachim Stiller" ("The coming of Joachim Stiller", 1960), in which a mysterious person, named Joachim Stiller, appears as a redeemer, under circumstances reminiscent of the death of Jesus. Other themes that occur in Lampo's work are the myths of Orpheus and the Holy Grail.
Full Name | Hubert Leon Lampo |
Date Of Birth | September 1, 1920 |
Died | 2006-07-12 |
Place Of Birth | Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium |
Profession | Writer, Actor |
Star Sign | Virgo |
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1 | He was editorial secretary of the Nieuw Vlaams Tijdschrift and later became Chief Inspector of Public Libraries. |
2 | Lampo had a passion for myths and fantasy. He wrote countless papers on such subjects, which were bundled together as 'De zwanen van Stonehenge' (The Swans of Stonehenge) in 1972. |
3 | He was awarded in 1963 with the three-yearly State Prize for Literature. |
4 | Strongly influenced by his experience of World War Two, Lampo's work focused on humanism, democracy and social engagement. |
5 | Though the term magic realism has been applied more to the Latin American writers, Lampo, under the influence of his fellow Flemish writer, Johan Daisne, was also to adopt it. |
6 | Author of 21 novels - of which The coming of Joachim Stiller is the most famous - as well as novellas and short stories, Lampo has received several awards and was for many years regarded as a candidate for the Nobel Prize. |
7 | Hubert Lampo was one of the founders of magic realism in Flanders. |
8 | In 1965 he moved to 'The Kempen' with his fourth wife wife Lucia and in 1970 he visited Stonehenge for the first time. He was so impressed by Stonehenge that he would use it repeatedly in his later work. In 1972 he published a collection of essays as "De Zwanen van Stonehenge" ("The Swans of Stonehenge"). |
9 | The literary genre of magic realism, which combines a realistic setting with supernatural elements, was made famous by Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde and Gabriel Garcia Marquez among other writers. |
10 | His most famous novel is the novel 'De komst van Joachim Stiller' (The coming of Joachim Stiller) in 1960. Some 44 reprints of the book have been published. |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Regen en gaslicht | 1995 | Short novel | |
In de voetsporen van Koning Arthur | 1981 | TV Movie documentary screenplay | |
Kasper in de onderwereld | 1979 | dialogue / screenplay | |
The Arrival of Joachim Stiller | 1976 | novel | |
Het oponthoud | 1967 | Short scenario | |
Het grote oor | 1965 | TV Movie adaptation | |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Vergeet niet te lezen | 1970 | TV Series | Interviewer / Gespreksleider |
De openbare bibliotheken | 1965 | TV Movie | Auteur |