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Op 22 mei 1997 overleed onverwachts de Vlaamse dichter Herman de Coninck. Hij was met collega-schrijvers onderweg naar de opening van een literair congres in Lissabon. In TAAL ZONDER MIJ herleest zijn weduwe, Kristien Hemmerechts, zijn poëzie en gaat daarbij vooral in op het expliciet autobiografische karakter van veel van zijn gedichten. Aan de hand van correspondentie en herinneringen bouwt ze een beeld op van zijn poëtica en zijn persoonlijkheid. Ze komt tot de slotsom dat ze hem nu pas echt begrijpt. No library descriptions found. |
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I have always had a soft spot for de Coninck's poetry. It's heartfelt, simple, ingenious and, as we learn from this short book, highly autobiographical. Hemmerechts paints a sincere portrait of her late husband, a quiet, but paradoxical man. A man who lost his own wife at a young age. A man who tried to cope with the desire 'to be' and 'to have'. Besides providing some autobiographical information, 'Taal zonder mij' also provides some interesting insights in de Coninck's poetry.
It goes without saying that this book is, therefore, recommended if you're a de Coninck fan. It remains supplementary reading however - I doubt Hemmerechts wanted to write anything more. Herman de Coninck's poetry remains, and while the man might have left this world, his influence surely hasn't. ( )