Maurice Gilliams, Elias or the fight with the nightingales: Teaching idea


This lesson bundle examines the work of poet and novelist Maurice Gilliams (1900-1982). He made his debut with poetry collections printed by himself. His novel Elias or the Fight with the Nightingales (1936) is the story about a twelve-year-old boy who is raised by his mother and a few aunts on a remote estate, where his sixteen-year-old cousin Aloysius also comes to stay during the holidays. The book belongs to the canon of Dutch literature.

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