Hubert Leon Lampo Net Worth

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 NameHubert Leon Lampo
Date Of BirthSeptember 1, 1920
Died2006-07-12
Place Of BirthAntwerp, Flanders, Belgium
ProfessionWriter, Actor
Star SignVirgo
#Fact
1He was editorial secretary of the Nieuw Vlaams Tijdschrift and later became Chief Inspector of Public Libraries.
2Lampo 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.
3He was awarded in 1963 with the three-yearly State Prize for Literature.
4Strongly influenced by his experience of World War Two, Lampo's work focused on humanism, democracy and social engagement.
5Though 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.
6Author 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.
7Hubert Lampo was one of the founders of magic realism in Flanders.
8In 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").
9The 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.
10His 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

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Regen en gaslicht1995Short novel
In de voetsporen van Koning Arthur1981TV Movie documentary screenplay
Kasper in de onderwereld1979dialogue / screenplay
The Arrival of Joachim Stiller1976novel
Het oponthoud1967Short scenario
Het grote oor1965TV Movie adaptation

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Vergeet niet te lezen1970TV SeriesInterviewer / Gespreksleider
De openbare bibliotheken1965TV MovieAuteur
Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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