Thomas Owen (author)
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Born | July 22, 1910 Leuven, Belgium |
Died | March 2, 2002 Brussels, Belgium |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | French |
Nationality | Belgium |
Genre | Weird Fantasy Fantastique |
Literary movement |
Thomas Owen (real name Gérald Bertot) is often credited with Jean Ray and Franz Hellens as a pillar of Belgium weird fiction and as part of the golden age of Belgium fantastique fiction.[1] He wrote over 300 short stories in his lifetime, most being either fantasy or weird fiction.[2]
Biography[]
Thomas Owen started as an author of detective fiction but switched to the fantastique with 1942's l’Initiation à la Peur. Eventually he became close friends with one of the founders of the Belgian school of the strange, Jean Ray. They remained close friends until Ray's death in 1964.
References[]
- ^ Gauvin, Edward. "Jean Muno's Unusual Tales". Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ Gauvin, Edward. "An Accounting by Thomas Owen". Retrieved 7 June 2014.
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 2002 deaths
- Belgian fantasy writers
- Weird fiction writers