Claude C. Krijgelmans

Claude C. Krijgelmans (9 January 1934 – 5 December 2022) was a Belgian writer, translator and painter.[1][2] He made his debut in 1959 with the story Moderatus Caligula in Nieuw Vlaams Tijdschrift. Later published among others in Randstad [nl], Yang [nl] and with De Bezige Bij. Publishing house Het balanseer [nl], founded in 2007, is named after a story from his collection Tandafslag, which was the first publication of this publisher. He won the 1968 Ark Prize of the Free Word for Homunculi.[3][4][5][6] Work of Krijgelmans in part of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp collection.

Claude C. Krijgelmans
Born(1934-01-09)9 January 1934
Aalst, Belgium
Died5 December 2022(2022-12-05) (aged 88)
Reston, Virginia, United States
NationalityBelgian
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Painter
  • Translator

Krijgelmans emigrated to the United States. He died at home in Reston, Virginia in his sleep on 5 December 2022, at the age of 88.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Claude Krijgelmans Obituary". Cremation Society of Virginia. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Claude Krijgelmans Obituary (1934 - 2022)". echovita.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. G.J. van Bork & P.J. Verkruijsse, De Nederlandse en Vlaamse auteurs, 1985
  4. "Krijgelmans, Claude C." schrijversgewijs.be (in Nederlands). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. "Krijgelmans: anti-literatuur". De Telegraaf (in Nederlands). 6 October 1967. Retrieved 13 December 2022 – via Delpher.
  6. "Verhalen van C. C. Krijgelmans Ondoorgrondelijke obsessies". NRC Handelsblad (in Nederlands). 30 March 1984. Retrieved 13 December 2022 – via Delpher.