A Comical History of Brussels

Amanda January 27, 2008

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by Nicholas J. Klenske
Europe has a lengthy history of literary prominence and stature. Paris has the Hunchback of Notre Dame, England its Sherlock Holmes and Prague the literary legend of Kafka. But Brussels' literary scene, on the other hand, is a complete joke.
No really- it's literally quite funny. What Brussels lacks in Shakespeare, Joyce or Pope, it makes up in floppy-eared dogs, mustachioed Vikings, shadow chasing cowboys, an adventurous boy with an easily excitable sailor sidekick and, well lots of little blue Smurfs.
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On Franz Kafka’s Trail

It’s no wonder people get confused about Franz Kafka’s nationality. A Czech Jew who wrote in German, Kafka was a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at birth in 1883 and a citizen of the newly minted nation of Czechoslovakia at his death in 1924.
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Amanda September 6, 2006

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Crime Writers Tour: In Search of Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie

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