Hubert Lampo

Hubert Leon Lampo (1 September 1920, Antwerp – 12 July 2006, Essen) was a Flemish writer. His father worked at the post office and his mother was a teacher. In 1938 he became himself a teacher. Later he became national inspector of the Flemish libraries. He is the father of Jan Lampo.
After Johan Daisne, he is one of the founders of the magic realist literary movement in Flanders.
International translations.
His books are published in English, French, German, Czech, Polish, Swedish, Romanian, Spanish and Portuguese.