author
Felix Timmermans
1886–1947
Known for warm, vivid stories rooted in Flemish life, this Belgian writer won a wide readership with Pallieter, a joyful novel that helped establish his literary reputation. He also painted and illustrated, bringing the same visual richness to both his art and his books.
3 Audiobooks
Pallieter
by Felix Timmermans
Het Kindeken Jezus in Vlaanderen
by Felix Timmermans
Begijnhof-sproken
by Felix Timmermans, Antoon Frans Thiry
About the author
Born in Lier, Belgium, on July 5, 1886, Felix Timmermans became one of the best-known Flemish authors of the early 20th century. Reliable reference sources describe him as a writer of regional and often idyllic novels and stories, and note that he was also active as a painter and illustrator. He died in Lier on January 24, 1947.
His breakthrough came with Pallieter (1916), the book most closely associated with his name. Britannica describes it as an exuberant, life-affirming novel, and that spirit runs through much of his work: love of landscape, pleasure in ordinary people, and a strong feeling for local color.
Timmermans was also widely translated and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times. Alongside fiction, he wrote poetry and other prose works, and his career shows how naturally he moved between writing and visual art.