Hugo Claus's death, by voluntary euthanasia after he had developed Alzheimer's, was typically controversial Hugo Claus, who died on March 19 aged 78, was a versatile and prolific author best known for ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Writer Hugo Claus — an artist, poet, playwright and novelist whose books painted a scathing picture of repression and hypocrisy in bourgeois Flanders — died Wednesday by euthanasia ...

Claus, who had Alzheimer's disease, died at Middelheim Hospital in Antwerp. "He himself picked the moment of his death and asked for euthanasia," not wanting to extend his suffering, his wife, Veerle ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium – Writer Hugo Claus – an artist, poet, playwright and novelist whose books painted a scathing picture of repression and hypocrisy in bourgeois Flanders – died Wednesday by euthanasia ...

In 2005 Claus expressed some disillusion with poetry and with the lack of response to his own, but posterity is likely to disagree with him (AP) From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, ...

EUROPEAN DIARY:THE LIFE of Hugo Claus, one of Belgium's most renowned authors, was celebrated at a ceremony in Antwerp last Saturday following his death by euthanasia on March 19th. Claus (78), who ...

The funeral of Belgian writer Hugo Claus, described as the greatest Dutch-language writer, will be shown live on Dutch tv on Saturday, says public broadcaster NOS. The ceremony is taking place at ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Prolific Belgian writer Hugo Claus, whose Flemish novels, poetry and plays made him a frequently tipped candidate for the Nobel literature prize, has died at age 78, his publisher ...