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Jean de Boschère
1878–1953
A Belgian writer and painter with a taste for the strange and visionary, he moved between poetry, fiction, criticism, and book illustration. His work often blends symbolist atmosphere with unsettling fantasy, giving it a vivid, dreamlike edge.
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The City Curious
by Jean de Boschère
About the author
Born in Uccle, Belgium, on July 5, 1878, Jean de Boschère (more commonly found in sources as Jean de Bosschère) built a career that crossed literature and visual art. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and became known not only as a French-language writer, but also as a painter, illustrator, engraver, and critic.
His books and artwork earned attention for their imaginative, sometimes eerie style. He illustrated his own writing as well as classic works, and his output ranged from poetry and novels to essays and graphic work. Sources also note that he later lived in London and Paris, and that he became a French citizen late in life.
De Boschère died in 1953, leaving behind a body of work that feels hard to pin down in just one genre. That mix of literary invention and visual imagination is a big part of why he still stands out today.