The Coming of Joachim Stiller

For the film based on the novel, see The Arrival of Joachim Stiller.
The Coming of Joachim Stiller
Title page for The Coming of Joachim Stiller (1974 English language edition)
AuthorHubert Lampo
Original titleDe komst van Joachim Stiller
TranslatorMarga Emlyn-Jones
LanguageFlemish
Publication date
1960
Publication placeBelgium
Published in English
1974

The Coming of Joachim Stiller (Dutch: De komst van Joachim Stiller) is a novel by the Belgian author Hubert Lampo, first published in 1960. It deals with the coming and death of Joachim Stiller, a messiah-like figure, and has magical-realist elements in it. An English translation by Marga Emlyn-Jones was published in 1974. A film based on the novel was made in 1976.

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