| Stan Lauryssens | |
|---|---|
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| Born | (1946-10-14) October 14, 1946 (age 78) Antwerp |
| Occupation | Writer, former journalist |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Genres | Fiction, non-fiction |
Stan Lauryssens (born 14 October 1946 in Antwerp) is a Belgian writer. He lives in Antwerp and London.
Career
Early career
Lauryssens worked as a journalist in the 1970s and 1980s and claims to have interviewed with people such as Andy Warhol and some of Hitler’s henchmen such as Otto Günsche.
Writing career
Lauryssens has written five books about the Nazis, which includes the 1999 biography on German cultural historian and writer Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, The Man Who Invented the Third Reich. Several of Lauryssens's non-fiction books have been serialised in The Mail on Sunday.
Lawsuit troubles
Lauryssens has faced criticism over his depiction of persons such as Salvador Dalí and Julien Schoenaerts. His 2007 book Dalí and I has been met with criticism from the Salvador Dali Foundation over claims about the artist's sex life and that Dalí knowingly participated in the production of fake artworks, which Lauryssens sold for him. The Foundation stated that these claims were made to promote the book and a prospective film that would have starred Cillian Murphy and Al Pacino as Lauryssens and Dalí, respectively. Filming on the adaptation was halted due to a dispute between the Foundation and the movie's director, as the Foundation held the rights to Dali's name. A lawsuit was levied by Matthias Schoenaerts and his mother Dominique Wiche against Lauryssens and the publisher of his biography on Schoenaerts's father Julien Schoenaerts, Manteau, over claims of misrepresentation. In regards to the lawsuit Lauryssens acknowledged that he used artistic license when writing the biography and that it contained untruths and misinformation. The judge ruled that the book must contain a sticker that acknowledged the misinformation, as Lauryssens stated in the book that it was truthful, and that they may not use Matthias Schoenaerts's name or false claims that Julien Schoenaerts was an exhibitionist in interviews or publicity for the book.
In 2019 concerns were raised by Doorbraak that Lauryssens had plagiarized content for his 2019 book Mijn Herinneringen aan Jef Geeraerts, a biography on Belgian writer Jef Geeraerts. Doorbraak reported that Pandora Publishing had made Lauryssens re-write portions of the book twice due to "copying memories of Jeroen Brouwers, Julien Weverbergh and Jef Geeraerts himself". Lauryssens acknowledged the claims and wrote that it was "a professional mistake for which I deserve a red card."
Personal life and criticism
Lauryssens was imprisoned in the late 1980s for selling thousands of fake Dali works, which he claims Dali knew about and approved, after being sought by Interpol for a number of years.
Bibliography
Fiction
- Black Snow
- Dead Corpses (2003)
- Red Roses (2004)
- Deader Than Dead Too (2005)
- More than Naked (2005)
- No Time for Tears (2006)
Non-fiction
- The Man Who Invented the Third Reich (1999)
- Dalí & I: The Surreal Story (2007)
- A Curry at Night and Sex on Sunday (2017)
- Mijn Herinneringen aan Jef Geeraerts (2019)
References
- ^ Lauwaert, Guido (22 October 2014). "De Zaak Schoenaerts: 'Waarom Stan Lauryssens een fabuleur en fabrikeur is'". Site-KnackFocus-NL. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Con-artist says Dali faked it". NZ Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- "Murphy, Pacino to star in 'Dali' film". UPI. 13 September 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- "Salvador Dali filming takes a surreal twist". The Telegraph. 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ bvb. "Bekendheid Schoenaerts volgens rechter misbruikt". De Standaard (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- Aa, Manu van der (26 October 2019). "'Sympathieke schurk' is ook letterdief". Doorbraak.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ minuten, Doorbraak redactie-Leestijd 2 (26 October 2019). "Maakte Stan Lauryssens zich schuldig aan plagiaat?". Doorbraak.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Dali, Hollywood - and a surreal story". The Independent. 23 February 2009. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- Auwelaert, Patrick. "Herinneringen aan de man met de zweep". Doorbraak.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 October 2020.