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Of our correspondent contains the articles that Willem Elsschot in the years 1918-1922 wrote for the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant. They are collected and of a history provided by C.J. Aarts and M.C. van Etten.Almost nobody knows that Willem Elsschot shortly after the first world war a few years the Antwerp correspondent of the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant was. Elsschot brings sober report, but let his sarcastic comment is not. While Antwerp resurges, Elsschot a sharp eye for all misery of the population: the housing shortage, the food shortage, the flaking paint, unemployment. Above all there are becoming aware that he Elsschot was his contributions to the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant wrote for Dutch readers.C.j. Aarts and M.C. van Etten sketches in this beautifully designed and illustrated book their fascinating search for the journalist Willem Elsschot. Of our correspondent is a surprising addition to the biography of this great writer.

Elsschot, Willem --- Elsschot, Willem, --- pers - journalisten --- interbellum --- biografieën --- plaatselijke geschiedenis --- Antwerpen --- Authors, Flemish --- Political and social views.