Maeterlinck, Belgian playwright, was born in August 29, 1862, the fifth day of August (Saigon).

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Maeterlinck representative writers of the Symbolist drama full of pessimism of his early works decadent color, preach death inevitable fate can not be defied, the performance of the morbid psychology of the decline of the class in capitalist society. His major works of this period is Pleasant Karl and Meryl Sound since 1896, Mette Link to leave Belgium, living in Paris, France and other places this period, he published three important screenplay: "ugly woman Donna Awana" Joe race children "," Blue Bird "these new works, and his early works big difference between works trying to answer the moral and outlook on life issues. "Blue Bird" is the most representative, is his masterpiece. Nobel Prize Committee to the appreciation of his many literary activities, especially his book has a rich imagination the Nice.
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