Geert van Istendael (born 29 March 1947) is the pseudonym of Geert Maria Mauritius Julianus Vanistendael, a Belgian writer, poet and essayist. He studied sociology and philosophy at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. From 1987 until 1993, he worked as a journalist for the Belgian National Television and since 1993 he became a full-time writer. He is a brother of Frans Vanistendael. He is a supporter of Orangism and a Pan-Netherlands.

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• 1983 De iguanodons van Bernissart. (poems)
• 1987 Plattegronden. Amsterdam (poems).
• 1989 Het Belgisch labyrint, of De schoonheid der wanstaltigheid. (essays)
• 1991 Verhalen van het heggeland. (stories)
• 1992 Arm Brussel. Amsterdam (essays)
• 1994 Bekentenissen van een reactionair. (essays)
• 1995 Vlaamse sprookjes. (fairytales)
• 1996 Het geduld van de dingen. (poe…Read more on Wikipedia