Herman Brusselmans
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| Herman Brusselmans | |
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 Brusselmans in the movie Camping Cosmos |
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| Born | October 9, 1957 Hamme, Belgium |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Belgian |
Herman Brusselmans (born 9 October 1957 in Hamme, Belgium) is a Flemish novelist, poet, playwright and columnist. He lives in Ghent.
Herman Brusselmans studied Dutch and English at the University of Ghent. In his early twenties he was a successful football player. He played for Vigor Hamme and SK Lokeren. He now has his own football team called "De Woody's", after his late dog Woody. Brusselmans married in 1981 but divorced several years later. He married his second wife Tania in 2005.
Brusselmans gained widespread popularity in the early 1980s as part of the new generation of young Flemish novelists that included Tom Lanoye and Kristien Hemmerechts.
Although Herman Brusselmans recently stated in the Flemish magazine HUMO that he would stop writing about existing people and situations, his work is highly autobiographical up to this point. Alcohol, sex and boredom are recurring themes throughout his work.
Not only his work contributed to his stardom, but also his media appearances. He used to have his own television show, and still appears regularly on talkshows. He also has a weekly column in HUMO. Bold, straightforward statements and comments have become his trademark throughout the years and always attract attention. This trademark cost him several lawsuits. The most memorable of which was when Ann Demeulemeester, a Belgian fashion designer, filed a complaint with the court about a remark that was made about her in "Uitgeverij Guggenheimer". This led to a recall of the book in Belgium.
Critics refer to the recurrences of sex, drugs and boredom in his work by calling them monotonous. Also the autobiographical side and the bold statements are widely regarded as a lack of quality. Nonetheless he is immensely popular and one of the best-selling authors in Flanders.
He played an autistic Hells Angel painting surrealist slogans on the caravans in the movie Camping Cosmos (1996).
In early 2007 the film "Ex-drummer", based on the similarly called book, was released. It was directed by Koen Mortier.
[edit] Partial bibliography
- 1982 Het zinneloze zeilen (stories)
- 1984 Prachtige ogen (novel)
- 1985 De man die werk vond (novel)
- 1986 Heden ben ik nuchter (novel)
- 1987 Zijn er kanalen in Aalst? (novel)
- 1988 De Geschiedenis van de Vlaamse Letterkunde.
- 1988 Iedere zondag sterven en doodgaan in de week (short novel)
- 1989 Dagboek van een vermoeide egoïst (novel)
- 1989 De Canadese muur (play), together with Tom Lanoye
- 1989 De Geschiedenis van de Wereldliteratuur (columns)
- 1990 Vlucht voor mij (novel)
- 1991 Ex-schrijver (novel)
- 1992 Het mooie kotsende meisje (stories)
- 1993 Ex-minnaar (novel)
- 1994 Ex-drummer (novel)
- 1994 Het oude nieuws van deze tijden (novel)
- 1995 De terugkeer van Bonanza (novel)
- 1995 Vrouwen met een IQ (novel)
- 1996 Autobiografie van iemand anders (novel)
- 1996 Guggenheimer wast witter (novel)
- 1997 Meisjes hebben grotere borsten dan jongens. (children's poetry)
- 1997 Zul je mij altijd graag zien? (autobiography)
- 1997 Logica voor idioten (semi-autobiographical novel)
- 1998 Bloemen op mijn graf (collection of stories, columns, poetry, etc.)
- 1998 Nog drie keer slapen en ik word wakker (novel)
- 1999 Het einde van mensen in 1967 (stories)
- 1999 Uitgeverij Guggenheimer (novel)
- 2000 Vergeef mij de liefde (novel)
- 2000 De koffer (comic book)
- 2001 Pitface (novel)
- 2002 De Kus in de Nacht (novel)
- 2002 Mank (novel)
- 2003 De Droogte (novel)
- 2004 Ik ben rijk en beroemd en heb nekpijn (novel)
- 2004 In de knoei (novel)
- 2004 Heilige schrik (Collection of columns published in Humo)
- 2005 Het spook van Toetegaai (novel)
- 2006 De dollartekens in de ogen van Moeder Theresa (short story)
- 2007 Muggepuut (novel)
- 2008 Toos (novel)
