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"Sorrow in Belgium" is set against the backdrop of World War II, and uses the perspective of an eleven-year-old boy, Louis, to outline a picture of social turmoil and complex and radical images of the years. Louis was originally a sensitive boy who loved fantasy, but the reality of war and Nazi rule forced him to face the dramatically changed world around him: alienation from relatives and neighbors, fanatical speculators; lies breed, betrayal runs rampant, and an atmosphere of sadness permeates the world and human emotions. Louis observed these changes, moving in and out of different camps while experiencing his own adolescent restlessness. Faced with various trials of lust and death, can he obtain final redemption? Hugo Kraus used his strength that blended frankness and passion, and with the subtlety of sarcasm, to truly restore the psychological waveform of an adolescent boy. Whether it's the rushing momentum of the stream of consciousness, the wild imagery, or the brilliant fantasy colors, the novel is always filled with unruly teenage feelings. In any era that falls apart, there is always a light that survives. Louis is this faint ray of light, the survival and growth of a spirit that cannot be destroyed by the violence of war.