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]
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| Born | 22 July 1910 Leuven, Belgium |
| Died | 2 March 2002 (aged 91) Brussels, Belgium |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | French |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Genre | Weird Fantasy Fantastique |
| Literary movement | Belgium Weird |
Biography
editThomas 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
edit- ^ Gauvin, Edward (27 January 2014). "Jean Muno's Unusual Tales". Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ Gauvin, Edward (17 September 2012). "An Accounting by Thomas Owen". Retrieved 7 June 2014.