Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Gerard reves dutch classic the evenings finally has an. Dutch to share their dark masterpiece, 70 years on. The penguin book of dutch short stories penguin modern classics. He started writing as simon van het reve and adopted the shorter gerard reve e. Biology mary ann clark, jung choi, matthew douglas. Pirate edition, included in the bibliografie reefdrukken under no. The first edition of the novel was published in 1947, and was written by gerard reve. But british readers are unlikely to have heard of the evenings or gerard reve. A translation of a novel by gerard reve that centers on a young clerk has invited recent comparisons to books like the catcher in the rye. Dutch writer publishing first under the names simon van het reve, darger taveherven an anagram, and his official name, although he became known as gerard reve. The story spans ten days from the life of 23yearold office clerk frits van egters in an equal number of chapters.
Gerard kornelis van het reve 14 december 1923, amsterdam, netherlands 8 april 2006, zulte, belgium was a dutch writer. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. It is a novel lauded in the netherlands as a modern classic, while its. The first ever english translation of the novel the. A winters tale the novel describes ten evenings out of the life of the 23yearold office clerk frits van egters living in amsterdam. Correspondentie met willem nijholt letters 1998 het hijgend hert novel 2001 zalig pasen novel excerpt 2003 brieven aan bram p. Frits van egters, the main character, could have become the antihero of a generation, like holden caufield in salingers cather in the rye or jimmy porter in osbornes look back in anger. Jan 22, 2017 the novel being praised, gerard reve s the evenings, was originally published in 1947. A winters tale in 1947, shortly before his 24th birthday. Dec 27, 2019 the first ever english translation of the novel the. He started writing as simon van het reve and adopted the shorter gerard reve in 1973. Oct 22, 2016 it is a novel lauded in the netherlands as a modern classic, while its author is a literary titan. Why it took so long to translate a dutch classic the atlantic.
Gerard kornelis van het reve was born in amsterdam in 1923 and published the evenings. Een winterverhaal is the debut novel of gerard reve, published in 1947. Gerard reve wikipedia, gerard kornelis van het reve 14 december 1923 8 april 2006 was a dutch writer he started writing as simon van het reve and adopted the. As a publisher, hoyem has focused on creating limitededition books of notable literature illustrated with original prints from prominent artists. It is a novel lauded in the netherlands as a modern classic, while its author is a literary titan. The novel describes ten evenings out of the life of the 23yearold office clerk frits van egters living in amsterdam. This is the first english translation, published in january 2017, of the famous dutch novel.
A masterful depiction of boredom the evenings by gerard reve. Nearer to thee, an extravagant and virtuoso blend of fact and fiction in the. Gerard kornelis van het reve was born in amsterdam in 1923 and. In a a poll of thetop 100 works of dutch literature of the 20th century, this book came top. Reve has won some of the most important dutch literary prizes. The book published under reve s original penname, simon van het reve. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. On 1 november, gerard reve published what was to become one of the classics of dutch literature. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The book was published in multiple languages including dutch, consists of 191 pages and is available in paperback format. When it was published in 1947, gerard reves the evenings was. On 1 november 1947, gerard reve published what was to become one of the. Nov 25, download or read french short stories for beginners. Everythings an argument with 2016 mla update university andrea a lunsford, university john j ruszkiewicz.
Dutch to share their dark masterpiece, 70 years on publishing the. According to the publishers imprint see below, the text may be the same as that of the 10th edition, which does not mean that it is the full. The main characters of this european literature, dutch literature story are frits van egters. Gerard reve project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Gerard reves dutch classic the evenings finally has an english. Shop the latest titles by gerard reve at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Gerard kornelis van het reve 14 december 1923 8 april 2006 was a dutch writer.
In the irish times, eileen battersby called it one of the finest studies of youthful malaise ever. Together with willem frederik hermans and harry mulisch, reve is considered one of the great three of dutch postwar literature. The strength of this novel definitely lies in its detailed description of the family life that the already grown up son has to endure. But british readers are unlikely to have heard of the evenings or gerard reve nearly 70 years. A complicated and controversial character, reve is also hugely popular and critically acclaimedhis 1947 debut the evenings was chosen as one of the nations 10 favourite books by the readers of a leading dutch newspaper while the society of. S harrym mulischom a willemom frederikom hermansom tvoria tzv.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of gerard reve books online. The evenings, concocted, in such books as nader tot u 1966. Gerard kornelis van het reve, later ouch officieel verkort tot gerard reve amsterdam, of 14 december 1923 zulte, 8 aprel 2006 waor ne nederlandse sjriever. Gerard reve 19232006 is considered one of the greatest postwar dutch authors, and was also the first openly gay writer in the countrys history. An outsiders perspective on american literatures love. But englishlanguage readers are only now getting a chance to judge this dutch classic for themselves. The novel being praised, gerard reve s the evenings, was originally published in 1947. Gerard reve has 85 books on goodreads with 22476 ratings.