| Lode Zielens | |
| Birth Name: | Ludovicus Carolus Zielens |
| Birth Date: | 1901 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Antwerp,Belgium |
| Death Place: | Antwerp, |
| Nationality: | Belgian |
| Known For: | Moeder, waarom leven wij? |
| Occupation: | novelist, journalist |
Ludovicus Carolus Zielens (13 June 1901 - 28 November 1944) was a Belgian novelist and journalist.[1] He wrote many novels, his being the most well known.[1] He also received several awards in recognition of his work.[1]
Zielens was born in Antwerp to a poor family and worked in the docks. His first work, Schoolkolonie, was published in Elsevier's Monthly Magazine.[1] This brought him into contact with literary circles, including the writers Herman Robbers and Frans Verschoren.[1] Verschoren found Zielens an office job, but this was not to his liking.[1]
Schoolkolonie received a number of awards, which led to Zielens joining as an editor the Socialist newspaper Volksgazet (now absorbed by De Morgen). Het duistere bloed of 1931 was a further success. His 1934 novel Moeder, waarom leven wij? is seen as his finest work and was filmed in 1993.[1]
Zielens was killed in a V-2 rocket attack at the end of World War II. He is buried at the Schoonselhof cemetery in Antwerp.[1]