{"product_id":"chapel-road-dalkey-archive-essentials","title":"Chapel Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in the working-class industrial city of Aalst, Belgium, \u003cem\u003eChapel Road\u003c\/em\u003e follows the lives of Ondine and her brother Valeer as they come of age amid poverty, political upheaval, and the promises and failures of the twentieth century. Their story is interwoven with a retelling of the medieval Reynard the Fox tales and a playful metafiction in which Louis Paul Boon and his friends debate how the novel itself should be written. The result is a work that constantly shifts between history, myth, autobiography, and social commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidely regarded as Louis Paul Boon's masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eChapel Road\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the defining works of postwar Flemish literature. Radical in both form and politics, it blends humour, anger, lyricism, and experimentation into a sweeping portrait of ordinary lives shaped by industrialization and class struggle. Newly translated by Adrienne Dixon, this landmark novel finally makes one of Europe's great modern classics available to a wider English-language readership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLouis Paul Boon (1912–1979) was one of the most important writers in twentieth-century Flemish literature. Before becoming a full-time author, he worked as a house painter, experiences that deeply informed his lifelong interest in working-class life and social justice. His novels combine formal innovation with sharp political insight and have earned him recognition as one of Belgium's greatest modern novelists. This edition is translated from the Dutch by Adrienne Dixon, with an introduction by Chad W. Post.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDalkey Archive Press (Dalkey Archive Essentials)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctober 21, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e340\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiterary Fiction · Fiction in Translation · Flemish Literature · Modern Classics · Historical Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9781628975192\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276328460470,"sku":"9781628975192","price":27.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781628975192.jpg?v=1784733830","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/chapel-road-dalkey-archive-essentials","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}