Libera Carlier

Who was Libera Carlier?

Libera Carlier was a Belgian seaman and writer. He attended the Hogere Zeevaartschool and was a member of the resistance during World War II. When sixteen years old he ran away from home during the war and tried to reach the United Kingdom, but only got to France and was sent back. He was married to Joanna Pairoux and has 3 sons: Guy, Robert and Mark.

Being a captain and river pilot, his tales and novels are mainly related to the sea and the sailors. He made his debut with De zondagsslepers in 1957. Well known works of him are Tussen wal en schip, about the inland shipping, and Langs de kade with the port police force in the head role. Both were made into TV-series. Libera has written the screen play for several series including Geschiedenis mijner jeugd based on the work of Hendrik Conscience.

He was nominated for an Emmy Award for the script of de blijde dag by Stijn Streuvels

His work has been translated into both French and Russian.