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    The best books on Belgium, recommended by Martin Conway

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    The Sorrow of Belgium
    by Hugo Claus
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    Belgium and the Congo, 1885-1980
    by Guy Vanthemsche
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    King Ottokar’s Sceptre
    by Hergé
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    The Legacy of Nazi Occupation: Patriotic Memory and National Recovery in Western Europe, 1945-1965
    by Pieter Lagrou
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    Souvenirs Pieux (Dear Departed)
    by Marguerite Yourcenar

The best books on Belgium, recommended by Martin Conway

With a keen awareness of the vicissitudes of history and an ironic sense of national identity, Belgium is a country others could learn a lot from. Historian Martin Conway recommends some books to better understand Belgium/België/Belgique.

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