Claus, Hugo (born 1929)

Flemish writer and dramatist. He may be the most versatile and original of Flemish writers of the second half of the 20th century, and his novels give a dispassionate account of an absurd humanity. His novels include De metsiers/The Duck Hunt (1950), Het verdriet van België/The Sorrow of Belgium (1983), and Belladonna (1994). He was awarded the State Prize for Dutch Letters in 1986.