A: Yes. Because Elsschot died in 1960, his works entered the public domain in the Netherlands and Belgium in 2020 (70 years post-mortem). The 2025 "upd" files on DBNL are 100% free and legal.
The novella follows , a humble clerk at a shipyard in Antwerp who is suddenly offered the opportunity to become a wholesale cheese merchant. Driven by a desire for social status and the pressure to provide for his family, Laarmans accepts the position despite having no business experience or genuine interest in cheese. willem elsschot kaas pdf upd
Here are a few possible sources where you might find a PDF of "Kaas": A: Yes