Escal-Vigor - Hardcover
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Escal-Vigor
Escal-Vigor (1899) is a novel by Georges Eekhoud. Recognized as a groundbreaking work of LGBTQ literature, Escal-Vigor was praised by some of Belgium's leading critics upon publication, but also led to a trial in which Eekhoud was accused of obscenity. Acquitted, he managed to retain his reputation as a leading writer in Belgium and continued publishing novels and stories, often on homosexuality,...
Georges Eekhoud (1854-1927) was a Belgian novelist. Born into a Flemish family in Antwerp, Eekhoud was orphaned at a young age. With his grandmother's financial help, he self-published two volumes of poetry before joining some of the era's prominent avant-garde movements, including Les XX and La Jeune Belgique. His career as a novelist began in 1883 with Kees Doorik, a gritty...
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