Harry Mulisch

[Anonymous No.3722968]

Dames en heren, ik presenteer u: de beste novelle!

[Anonymous No.3722976]

>>3722968
>English

All i read by Mulisch made him look like a tryhard faggot.

I did like the first part of de ontdekking vd hemel.

Now, go read nescio. http://www.nescio.info/bibliotheek/fragmentjes/frag5.html

[Anonymous No.3722992]

Is it really that good? I read The Discovery of Heaven but found it disappointing.

[Anonymous No.3722993]

>>3722976
What _did_ you read by him? De Ontdekking van de Hemel is one of his worst. The story has no direction whatsoever and it the dialogs don't get past surface-level shit you hear now and then, like "did you know there's as many stars in the universe, as cells in your brain?" Yes, we fucking know, now tell me something new.

In Het Beeld en de Klok, he actually shows you some of the wonders of the world.

[Anonymous No.3723003]

Bump.

[Anonymous No.3723044]

Harry Mulisch!

[Anonymous No.3723050]

>>3722993
stenen bruidsbed
de aanslag
siegfried
de ontdekking vd hemel

But I was 16-17 at that time (too young to form a good opinion).
I mostly disliked the "hey look what i know" attitude.

[Anonymous No.3723053]

>OP claims book is best novella
>two people claim to be disappointed with writer's other work
>OP: This is different

I'm convinced by OP's persuasive arguments. I must get this book immediately.

[Anonymous No.3723077]

>>3723050
He didn't have that attitude at all in De Aanslag. It's one of his more serious books and he's more mature there. If you didn't like that one, you probably won't like any of his books.

As for Siegfried, I thought it was creative but I get why you don't like it.

[Anonymous No.3723295]

Willem Frederik Hermans is not impressed

[Anonymous No.3725635]

>>3723295
well i'm not impressed by Willem Frederik Hermans

[Anonymous No.3725734]

>>3725635

U wat, meneer?

[Anonymous No.3725740]

>>3723053
That is how shitty writer usually do to sell his books.

[Anonymous No.3725745]

What's up faggots?

[Anonymous No.3725753]

>not reading god tier literati

[Anonymous No.3725810]

>>3725745
Nm, recommending some work of you in this post >>3722976

[Anonymous No.3725830]

>implying Gerard Reve's 'De avonden' isn't the best Dutch book
>implying Reve isn't the best Dutch writer

[Anonymous No.3725851]

>this hate for The Discovery of Heaven
I really liked the first two parts, the third part dragged a little and the fourth part was weird. I understand why people dislike the constant name dropping of composers, scientists and philosophers but I guess he also wants us to learn something.

[Anonymous No.3725877]

>>3725851
I did say I liked the first half. But that was due the story.
I just don't like his writing style.

Idem with Grunberg. I only read Figuranten and I don't remember anything of it but annoyance.
I had to read it for school

[Anonymous No.3725919]

>>3723044
I dislike and like Mulish for the same reason, his enormous unapologetic ego. His literature is meant more for a circle jerk of classic, but he brings this haughty mess to the public in a charming way.

[Anonymous No.3725927]

>>3723295
>>3725745

My man, they have just best stories of working class mentalities and the general apathy and directness of our people, which make us the best people in the world.

>De uitvreter
>Lijmen/Het been

[Anonymous No.3725972]

>>3725919
He said his arrogance was ironic

[Anonymous No.3726435]

>all these mad plens ITT
You mad you will never achieve 1% of my greatness?

[Anonymous No.3726495]

>>3725972
And an ironic ego requires a giant real ego to pull off. He indeed had this huge giant fake ego, but if you'd take a look underneath there would be a real one.
A magnificent ego is not a bad thing, it's just that his fake ego was haughty as well.

He once said that the only reason he didn't win a Nobel prize for literature because there were so many books written, and that all those physicists had it easy being noticed.

Why is it that of the non-english language Dutch literature is prevalent? Is it because we have such a big internet influence, or is our literature really just better than French/Italian/Norwegian/whatever contemporary literature?

[Anonymous No.3726580]

>>3725830
this. of course.

although i think 'op weg naar het einde' & 'nader tot u' are his real masterpieces.

[Anonymous No.3726606]

>>3726495
Lol.
It's all shit, maybe dutch contemporary lit stinks less, but it still is stinks.

[Anonymous No.3726633]

Hey joh!...tief op met je Milton en de rest van die protestante flikkers!

[Anonymous No.3726653]

>>3726606
I fucking hate people who think like this
Go read some Reve you pleb

[Anonymous No.3726654]

>>3726653
>Go read some Reve you pleb
Of course I meant to educate yourself, not that Reve is pleb
(he da best)

[Anonymous No.3726658]

>>3726495
>He once said that the only reason he didn't win a Nobel prize for literature because there were so many books written, and that all those physicists had it easy being noticed.
To be honest many people, both on a national or on an international level thought he would win the Nobel Prize for Literature
But now that he's dead The Netherlands probably won't ever win one

[Anonymous No.3726769]

>>3726653
Sorry.
Thought Reve was dead n burried.
Havent read anything by him though. Recommend something?

[Anonymous No.3728447]

This guy: >>3726769

>Recommend something?

[Anonymous No.3728746]

>>3726658
>But now that he's dead The Netherlands probably won't ever win one
Don't worry, I'm working on it.

[Anonymous No.3728756]

>>3728746
I believe in you, anon!

[Anonymous No.3728759]

>>3726769
>calls all Dutch literature shit
>I haven't read anything by Reve recommend something?
fuck off

[Anonymous No.3728763]

>>3725927

>stories of working class mentalities and the general apathy and directness of our people
>pic related

[Anonymous No.3728777]

>>3728763

Have these been translated?

[Anonymous No.3728784]

>>3728759
Ok.

btw i was talking about contemporary lit, not dutch lit in general.

[Anonymous No.3728796]

>>3728777

Only translation I know of is part 1 in German.

Nice trips btw