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Geschiedenis mijner jeugd

  • 1983 – 1984
  • Ended
  • ~50m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 9.0/10

The story of how Hendrik Conscience became one of the most important Flemish writers is told through a series of flashbacks to his childhood and adolescence.

Latest: Season 1 · 1983

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    Nov 28, 1983 · 50m

    1840, Hendrik Conscience receives an offer from king Leopold I to write a history of Belgium.

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Dec 5, 1983 · 50m

    1830, the Belgian Revolution erupts in Brussels. A young Hendrik Conscience enlists in the Belgian army.

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Dec 12, 1983 · 50m

    1830, Conscience has fallen ill on a winter campaign and is taken care of by a farmer's family.

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Dec 19, 1983 · 50m

    1832, in the army Conscience clashes with the strict captain Turk.

  5. E5. Episode 5

    Dec 26, 1983 · 50m

    1833, during his military service, Conscience decides to become a poet.

  6. E6. Episode 6

    Jan 2, 1984 · 50m

    1836, Conscience stubbornly continues to write in Dutch and seeks support to have his work published.

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