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The Bells of Bruges by [Georges] Rodenbach is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The Bells of Bruges is a study of obsessive love which is steeped in the melancholy beauty of Bruges. There are three loves in the life of Joris Borluut, the town carillonneur of Bruges. He marries the fiery Barbara, whose dark beauty is a reminder of Belgium's Spanish heritage. Repelled by her harshness and violence, he starts an affair with her sister, the gentle, soulful, fair-haired Godelieve. When her sister discovers their affair, Godelieve enters a Beguine convent and Joris devotes himself to his first love, the old city of Bruges. ï¿1⁄2 ï¿1⁄2Mike Mitchellï¿1⁄2s translation of The Bells of Bruges opens with one of the most arresting scenes I read in the shortlist. A crowd gathers to hear bell-ringers competefor the office of town carilloneur. 'Here, in the meditative land of Flanders, among the damp mists so antagonistic” ̈to the brilliance of fire, the carillon takes their place. It is a display of fireworks” ̈that one hears: flare, rockets, showers, a thousand sparks of sound which colour” ̈the air for visionary eyes alerted by hearing.ï¿1⁄2 The novel is a story of love and obsession, of two beautiful sisters and a man who” ̈ marries the 'wrong' sister, of an artist in

Who reads The Bells of Bruges?

Author

[Georges] Rodenbach

Publisher

Dedalus; Distributed in the U.S. by SCB Distributors; Dedalus Books Limited

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781873982747

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Travel, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.9 / 5 (2,954 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13