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Georges Rodenbach is a Belgian French-speaking writer. His work is full of melancholy, sophisticated moods, skilfully depicted descriptions of the experiences of all mundane things, and love for the Flemish cities. The story "The Deceased of Bruges" and the novel "The Carillonist" are dedicated to the city of Bruges. Both works are about the spirituality of urban space, the architecture of the city, which the author presents through a generalised technique of humanisation, using rare comparisons and metaphors. This vision of the city as a character endows the space with a soul, makes it an active participant in events.

"The Deceased Bruges" 1892 - Rodenbach's early work, more like a prose poem, "The Carillonist" 1897 - the last, mature, but also deeply poetic work. Both are dedicated to the same heroine - Bruges, the Grey City, a mystical ruler who "advises, averts and determines actions."