Why on earth is Manneken Pis the symbol of Brussels?
If, like most Belgians, you have difficulty in answering this question, read “Mannenken Pis’ Big Book”! It’s short, it’s colorful, it’s rejoicing.
And above all, it tells you everything you need to know about Brussels’ most famous rebel!
Many questions arise: why is he so famous? Why is he dressed? Is it a scam?
Or maybe it’s a joke? A Belgian joke, then! And by the way, what’s Belgian humor? Does “Belgitude” really exist?
What if Manneken Pis was a symbol of surrealism? “Manneken Pis’ Big Book” starts from the astonishment of tourists.
It will let you discover why this mini statue is the most representative symbol of Brussels’ mindset.
Do you (re)discover Brussels? Read that book. It is just what you need. And it is the ideal gift to bring back from Belgium.
Manneken Pis' Big Book
Marie-Louise BRUYÈRE, Yoneko NURTANTIO
Everything you need to know about Brussels' most famous rebel!
English | 69 pages (also available in FR/NL)
ISBN : 978-9-08-278180-9
Supported by the Brussels-Capital Region and the Commission communautaire française (COCOF)
Manneken Pis' Big Book (EN)
"Surreal, a bit rebel, famous but also disappointing… Manneken Pis symbolizes the whacky side of what's called "belgitude".
This colourful and funny book tells stories, anecdotes and mysteries about the small boy elevated to the rank of a national monument!
Simply rejoincing!"
"Their book is "big" but small; written as a joke but very serious; seemingly "simple but really much elaborated."
Roel Jacobs, historian
