Raymond de Becker
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Raymond De Becker was a Belgian journalist
and writer
who was born in Brussels
. He edited the Belgian papers Independence and Avant-Garde. In 1932 he published the book A New Order; in 1939 Life Difficult and in 1942 Book of Living and the Dead.
He continued to work and publish during the war with the agreement of the German occupiers although his relationship with the German military administration deteriorated during 1943 and on 4 October 1943 he was removed from being Editor-in-Chief of The Evening and placed under house arrest.
Journalist
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and writer
Writer
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who was born in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. He edited the Belgian papers Independence and Avant-Garde. In 1932 he published the book A New Order; in 1939 Life Difficult and in 1942 Book of Living and the Dead.
He continued to work and publish during the war with the agreement of the German occupiers although his relationship with the German military administration deteriorated during 1943 and on 4 October 1943 he was removed from being Editor-in-Chief of The Evening and placed under house arrest.
Other works
- The Other Face of Love - A definitive study of homosexuality, Raymond De Becker, Sphere Books, London, 1967