Jean-Marie Berckmans

Jean-Marie Berckmans in Antwerp

Jean-Marie Henri Berckmans (28 October 1953 in Leopoldsburg 31 August 2008 in Antwerp) was a Belgian cult writer.

Born in Leopoldsburg, Berckmans was a punk poet but became ill. He left Belgium to become a businessman in Italy before falling ill again. He then returned to Belgium where he resumed his literary career. His work has been compared with William S. Burroughs and Robert Crumb. He often wrote about the night and night people.

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