L. H. Wiener

Wiener debuted with stories in the Dutch literary journal Tirade in 1966 with Mijne Heren (Gentlemen!).

In 1967 his first collection of stories, Seizoenarbeid Seasonal Work), was published, which immediately led to commotion.

The holder of a beach pavilion in Zandvoort, who thought he was portrayed in one of those stories demanded that the work be withdrawn from the market.

Wieners stories, based on a recipe of irony, self-mockery and cynicism, appeared mainly in Tirade and from 1980 in De Tweede Ronde, the literary magazines by publisher G.A.

Following the publication of the first volume, a Flemish magazine wrote: "A great writer, both stylistically and thematically, who urgently needs to be valued."