Chapel Road is a fascinating exploration of the childhood of Ondine and her brother Valeer-Traleer, whose monstrous head wobbles through life.

This novel is about much more than just childhood; it is the story of Louis Paul Boon, an author working on a novel entitled Chapel Road, surrounded by a colorful group of friends. These include the painter Tippetotje, known for habitually working a naked woman into her paintings, and Johan Janssens, a journalist and poet fired for refusing to align with the Capitalists, Socialists, or Ultra-Marxists.

Beyond these characters, Chapel Road includes a retelling of the myth of Reynard the fox and Isengrinus the wolf, underscoring the greed, stupidity, hypocrisy, pride, and lust motivating the other characters. This book is a pool, a sea, a chaos: a vivid depiction of all that can be heard and seen in Chapel Road, from the year 1800-and-something until today.