Books by Bruno Lowagie
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Keizer van Amerika * Bloedrepubliek
[ISBN: TBA; 2026]
With Emperor of America and Blood Republic,
Bruno Lowagie explores a fascinating subgenre of fantasy literature: alternative history.
The main characters are vampires, but the diptych is primarily a literary exploration of American politics in the
nineteenth century, on the eve of the Civil War. Thanks to their immortality, the protagonists can be present
on the battlefield in both 1821 and 1960-61, creating an intriguing intersection between fact and fiction.
More news about this book will be shared during the press conference on December 3, 2025.
My Best Work
Onvoltooid toekomstige tijd
[ISBN 97-8-908343–9983; May 2025]
In the summer of 2023, Bruno Lowagie began compiling an inventory of all the short stories he had ever written.
These activities did not go unnoticed. The Ghent publisher Poespa Producties expressed interest in publishing a collection of short stories.
Bruno compiled a list of 235 stories, all of which were read by editor Finn Audenaert.
This resulted in a selection of 42 stories that offer a fine example of the various styles and genres the author has explored in recent years.
Entreprenerd
[ISBN 978-10-06996-36-8; May 2021]
A five-star autobiography about entrepreneurship.
- In part I, Bruno talks about his background and he describes how he wrote iText, open source PDF software that would conquer the world.
- In part II, you learn how Bruno succeeded in monetizing this open source software. At the end of this part, iText Group made 3.1M euro in revenue and 1.4M euro in EBITDA.
- In Part III, Bruno explains how he prepared the company for an eight-figure exit. He also discusses the aftermath of the exit.
Nijlpaard voor Kerstmis
[ISBN 978-17-14619-33-7; April 2020]
In 2008, Bruno's son was diagnosed with cancer. "Nijlpaard voor Kerstmis" is the autobiographical story of one year in hospital. The revenue of this book goes entirely to charity. You can order it from Kinderkankerfonds or Cum Cura.
My Experimental Work
Gebeten
[ISBN 978-17-14675-10-4; April 2020]
To prepare for "Entreprenerd," Bruno wrote the story of iText in Dutch. "Entreprenerd" isn't a translation of "Gebeten"; Bruno looks at "Gebeten" as a first draft for "Entreprenerd." This book is no longer available.
Reflection Infection
[ISBN 978-10-34759-37-9; December 2020]
Bruno wrote dozens of short stories in English to prepare for his magnum opus "Entreprenerd." This book bundels 28 of those stories.
Oceaanwees
[ISBN 978-16-16276-59-1; September 2019]
In this book, Bruno bundled 38 short stories that he wrote for several writing contests while preparing to write "Gebeten." This book is no longer available.
Published by Manning Publications Co.
Bruno wrote the books "iText in Action" (ISBN 978-19-32394-79-5; 2007) and "iText in Action (Second Edition)" (ISBN 978-19-35182-61-0; 2010) for Manning Publications. He explained how to use the open-source PDF library iText (versions 2 and 5) in these books. The books are obsolete today because the iText API has changed significantly.
Published by Poespa Productions
Alice: Nieuwe avonturen in Wonderland
[ISBN 97-8-908343-9990; April 2025]
Features the stories
'Reflectie infectie' (NL23-029),
'Een kwestie van perspectief' (NL23-016) en
'De liefde achterna?' (NL24-028)
In Tenebris #3: Magisch realisme
[ISBN 97-8-908343-9952; October 2024]
Features the story 'Het gat dat ook een put was' (NL23-019).
In Tenebris #4: Poe in de lage landen
[ISBN 97-8-908352-4474; November 2025]
Features the story 'De maagd van Sint-Satyrus' (NL22-003).
Bang voor spoken?
[ISBN 97-8-946475-3790; September 2024]
Features the stories
'Spookdiagram' (NL23-032),
'De interventie' (NL24-009),
'Seance' (NL19-075),
'Kattenkwaad' (NL23-020),
'De ballade van Sarah Winchester' (NL23-003),
'Dode mensen' (NL23-015) and
'Schrijnwerk' (NL19-050).
Published by EdgeZero
9000 Levens
[ISBN: 978-9492558329; April 2025]
Features the story 'Het liefdeskind' (NL24-035).
De belofte
[ISBN: 9789493096332; April 2025]
Features the story 'Anna's superkracht' (NL24-038).
De vondst
[ISBN: 9789493096318; March 2025]
Features the stories 'Brief aan Rob' (NL23-002) en 'Dubbelganger' (NL21-004).
Grimdark in de polder
[ISBN 978-9493096288; December 2024; Available here: Bol (eBoekversie) en Amazon (paperback)]
Features the story 'De genadeslager' (NL24-043).
Niet van deze wereld
[ISBN 978-9493096202; June 2024 ; Available here: Bol (eBoekversie) en Amazon (paperback)]
Features the stories 'De aarde draait door' (NL24-003) and 'Afscheid van een heldin' (NL19-002).
Onwereldse sprookjes
[ISBN 978-9493096202; November 2025 ; Available here: Bol (eBoekversie) en Amazon (paperback)]
Bevat de verhalen 'Het middelste meisje' (NL08-001) and 'Biance en haar zeven buren' (NL24-029).
Published by die Keure
Brieven aan Startende Ondernemers
[Available here: die Keure; March 2023]
Contains a letter with three things I learned watching House MD.
Published by Godijn Publishing
Godijn Publishing organizes three writing contests a year and (usually) publishes the best twenty five stories in an anthology.
Historical fiction
Morietur in armis
[ISBN 978-94-93266-18-6; November 2021]
Bruno's story "Sakura" (NL21-009) won 11th place.
Et in ventum
[ISBN 978-94-93157-67-5; Oktober 2020]
Bruno's story "Het land van de vrijheid" (NL20-002) won 23rd place.
Et ille
[ISBN 978-94-93157-09-5; October 2019]
Bruno's story "Jonker Galgenaas" (NL19-033) won 8th place.
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Zonderlingen
[ISBN 978-94-93157-37-8; March 2020]
Bruno's story "Spiegelpunt" (NL19-052) won 19th place.
Miscellaneous
Louterend vuur
[ISBN 978-94-93266-91-9; May 2022]
Bruno's stories "Zelfhulpgroep voor pyromanen" (NL22-006) and "De tranen van Cyrano" (NL22-004) were selected for publication
Vlaams fruit
[ISBN 978-94-93266-46-9; December 2021]
Bruno's story "Aantwaarken" (NL21-001) was selected for publication
De man van de markt
[ISBN 978-94-93266-13-1; October 2021]
Bruno's story "Zolang de schapen blaten" (NL21-011) won 12th place.
Een zwarte roos op het plein
[ISBN 978-94-93157-82-8; November 2020]
Bruno's story "Omwille van Melrose" (NL20-005) won 8th place.
Published by LetterRijn
Dood door onschuld
[ISBN 978-94-91875-92-2; November 2019]
This book features Bruno's story "De houdbaarheid van rattenvergif" (NL19-009),
which was nominated in the writing contest "Met de beste bedoelingen".
Black-out
[ISBN 978-94-93192-45-4; November 2022]
This book features Bruno's story "De vergeten moord" (NL22-001), which was nominated in the writing contest "Black-Out".
Published by Ambilicious
Verhalen in de stilte
[ISBN 9789493366671; September 2025]
This book features Bruno's story "Medeplichtig" (NL25-003),
which was nominated in Marceline's yearly writing contest.
Verhalen over die ene zomer
[ISBN 9789493366282; September 2024]
This book features Bruno's story "Terug naar Elverdinge" (NL24-012),
which was nominated in Marceline's yearly writing contest.
Eilanders & De nieuwe huishoudster
[ISBN 978-94-93275-52-2; November 2022]
This book features Bruno's story "De archipel" (NL22-002),
which was nominated in the writing contest "Eilanders".
Verhalen van verlangen
[ISBN 978-94-93210-97-4; September 2021]
This book features Bruno's story "De ex-minnaar" (NL21-002),
which was nominated in the writing contest "Zondagsverhalen".
Various Publishers
Meer dan menselijk
[ISBN 978-94-03686-22-6; January 2023]
Features the stories "Verloren paradijs" (NL21-010)
and "De sterfelijke god" (NL19-013)
Belgium's Cutting Edge Entrepreneurs
[ISBN 978-90-90312-55-2; January 2019]
This book (written by Eric Kenis) features a chapter contributed by Bruno Lowagie about iText Group.
Two short stories were published in anthologies by Sweek.
A 55-word story was published in the anthology "55 woordenverhalen - Ultrakorte verhalen voor onderweg en tussendoor deel 4" published by schrijverspunt.nl.
Onvoltooid toekomstige tijd
Entreprenerd
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