Clem Schouwenaars
Clem Schouwenaars (28 December 1932 – 10 September 1993) was a Belgian writer. He grew up in a Roman catholic family. His youth was not a happy one. Two of his brothers an one of his sisters died young, and his only remaining sister was killed during a bombardment in 1943. His mother died in 1960, and some time later his father committed suicide.After high school he attended the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, but did not finish and became a journalist and a teacher. Finally he became full-time writer. He spent most of his life at the countryside of Flanders. With his first wife, Hélène Maes, he had 2 daughters: Marleen and Anneke. Together with his second wife, Rotraut Kerzinger, he had two children: Jessica and Thomas.He made his debut as a writere with romantic poetry in 1959 with Het woud van licht en lommer (E: The forest of light and shadow). His first novel Jij, een meermin? (E: You, a mermaid?) is characterized by personal considerations and thoughts, and he is considered to be an autobiographical author, inspired by personal experiences.
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| Birth date | December 28, 1932 |
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| Date of death | September 10, 1993 |
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