The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1970. First edition - A thematic study of the prose writings of this influential avant-garde Flemish poet - who has also remained enduringly popular in his native Belgium. The first such study to be written in English, and the first to focus on his prose. A title in the 'Bibliotheca Neerlandica Exta Muros' series. Frontispiece portrait. Includes several appendices, chronology, bibliography, notes. x, 196 pp.