← Maurice MaeterlinckThe Blue Birdby Maurice MaeterlinckAllegorical fantasy where a bird guides children to happinessFind on Amazon↗About the authorMaurice MaeterlinckBelgian Symbolist playwright and poet who won the Nobel Prize in 1911. His early plays Pelleas et Melisande and The Blue Bird created a theater of silence and symbol.More by Maurice MaeterlinckSerres ChaudesPoems of greenhouses evoking mystery and spirituality→Twelve Songs→Pelleas et MelisandePoetic drama of passion, fate, and tragic love→Collected Works→