Tom Naegels

Tom Naegels (°1975) is a Belgian author and journalist.

His best-known novel Los was filmed by Jan Verheyen. His journalistic and opinionated work appears in De Standaard. The debate on migration is one of his core themes. Tom also teaches Creative Writing at the University of Antwerp.
Naegels studied Germanic languages at the University of Antwerp.

Last modified:

12/02/2026

New Belgium: a history of migration

BRUSSELS - The thirty glorious years after the Second World War, that manic period of reconstruction and economic boom, have been decisive for the Belgium of today. The whole country was turned upside down. New jobs, habits and ideas replaced the old ones. At the end of those triumphant decades, Belgians were richer, freer and better educated than ever before.

Meer lezen

Supported projects

New Belgium: a history of migration

Subscribe to our newsletter