Pierre Broodcoorens (Brussels, 1885 – La Hulpe, 1924) was a Flemish writer who wrote in French. He was of East Flemish origin but born in Brussels. He was a poet, playwright and novelist, and was influenced by Georges Eekhoud and Camille Lemonnier.
He was both a convinced socialist and Flemish nationalist. In works such as Le carillonneur des esprits and Le sang des Flamands rouge he pays tribute to the Flemish resistance against oppression and occupation by both French and Spanish forces.
Works Eglesygne et Flourdelys. Pièce en trois actes, and fresh blancs La Mer. Legend lyrique en quatre parties Le Roi de la nuit Le coin des Tisserands La foi du doute: poèmes Le miroir des roses spirituelles Boule-Carcasse Petit Will La Parabole du figuier sterile Histoires merveilleuses Le brave sergent Champagne Seigneur Polichinelle, récits Le siege de Berlin Le roi aveugle Les Rustiques Le carillonneur des esprits This poetry book consists of five parts: "Clocke Roeland", "Les Soleils d'antan", "Les Orages passants", "Les Deuillants procession Aires" and "les Horizons précurseurs". Le sang rouge des Flamands This novel was published in 1914 as a serial in the socialist newspaper Le Peuple. During the First World War it was published in Berlin in a German translation Rotes Flame Blut, which was used by the Germans against the wishes of the author as a propaganda tool. Broodcoorens appeared to have suffered a nervous breakdown in 1918 as a result.
References Graziana Geminiani, Pierre Broodcoorens: uno Scrittore tra la la Germania Fiandra e Online Annali di Ferrara – Lettere Vol. 1 (2006), 147–160.