Maurice Maeterlinck

Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 – 1949) — Belgium, writing in French. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911.

“in appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, distinguished by imagination and poetic fancy” — The Nobel Committee citation

About Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian poet, playwright and essayist writing in French, and a major figure in Symbolism. His stage places ordinary people before unseen forces such as fate, death, love and the mystery of consciousness.

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