Gerard reve was prosecuted in 1966 for allegedly breaking a law against blasphemy. As lindsay parnell discovers, they are considered responsible for not only putting dutch literature on the international map, but helping to define dutch culture and identity in the 20th century. As far as i know this is the only reve novel to have been translated and of course its out of print. Gerard kornelis van het reve 14 desember 1923 8 april 2006 was n nederlandse skrywer. Nader tot u gratis boeken downloaden in pdf, fb2, epub. Gerard reve s debut novel the evenings translated by sam garrett was first published in 1947 and takes place at the end of the preceding year. Nearer to thee, exploring in both his homosexuality.
Jan 10, 2017 gerard reves debut novel the evenings translated by sam garrett was first published in 1947 and takes place at the end of the preceding year. Nearer to thee, exploring in both his homosexuality and conversion to roman catholicism. Gerard kornelis van het reve 14 december 1923 8 april 2006 was a dutch writer. We follow one day in his life a short time before christmas and, though the story is told in the third person, the story consists entirely of his inner thoughts. Reves books are not particularly known for the plots, but for a style which abounds in.
Gerard reve has 85 books on goodreads with 22149 ratings. Uvadare digital academic repository verrek, het is geen. Gerard reve bekentenissen over leven, liefde en letteren in brief en dichtvorm. This novel tells the story of hugo treger, an alcoholic, homosexual, catholic poet and translator. Apr 12, 2006 nader tot u sparked controversy because mr. The evenings, concocted, in such books as nader tot u 1966. I only read nader tot u, the other one, op weg naar het einde, is still just sitting on the shelf as so many are.
Overwegingen over seks, drank en datgene wat verder nog in. Not only his explicitly egotist literature such as his books of correspondence op weg naar het einde on the way to the end 1963 and nader tot u nearer to thee 1966 attracted attention, but also. Maar soms, wanneer ik denk dat gij waarachtig leeft, dan denk ik, dat gij liefde zijt, en eenzaam, en dat, in zelfde wanhoop, gij mij zoekt, zoals ik u. Halfway through the evenings there comes a scene that captures the dark heart of the dutch author gerard reves 1947 novel. Bezorgde ouders parents worry this is the only novel of reves to be translated into english, which may or may not be surprising. Why it took so long to translate a dutch classic the atlantic. Purchasing a product or service is too often a sellers game. Mar 21, 2020 i n 1963, the novelist gerard reve became the first openly gay public figure in the netherlands. The evenings by gerard reve posted by karoly molina on mar 15, 2017 in literature this months pick for dutch literature was the evenings by gerard reve.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Jan 31, 2017 if the evenings had appeared in english in the 1950s, it would have become every bit as much a classic ason the road and the catcher in the rye. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. In nader tot u he describes the narrators love making to god, a visitor to his. Written by gerard reve, 1991 edition, new edition publisher.
Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. A complicated and controversial character, reve is also hugely popular and critically acclaimed. The evenings by gerard reve a dark dutch masterpiece a banal existence is the unlikely start for the best dutch novel of all time. En indien het waar was, dat god liefde was, dan moest dit. To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up. Although reve invented a fanciful background for himself as the dutchborn child of balticrussian refugees, he was in. Join facebook to connect with gerard reve and others you may know. Gerard reve is currently considered a single author. Gerard reve neier ta jo, trije fryske lieten oplage 49. The program has been subsequently released on cds as an audiobook. True to his name, gerard reve fills his 1947 debut novel the evenings with a series of dreams, nightmares, and daydreams fantasies that have as much to do with the nazi. He started writing as simon van het reve and adopted the shorter gerard reve e. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
If anyone remembers the early paul verhoeven movie the fourth man well, that was based on a reve novel. May 17, 2014 the latest addition to my website is gerard reves bezorgde ouders parents worry. The book describes the life of frits van egters, a twentythreeyearold bachelor living with his parents. But british readers are unlikely to have heard of the evenings or gerard reve nearly 70 years. Jan 30, 2017 why it took so long to translate a dutch classic when it was published in 1947, gerard reves the evenings was considered shocking for its portrayal of youth in a postwar netherlands. He was prosecuted for blasphemy, but cleared in 1968.
Without the incorrectly placed white space in tempo doeloe on page 5, but. He often wrote explicitly about erotic attraction, sexual relations and intercourse between men, which many readers considered to. Jan 22, 2017 the novel being praised, gerard reves the evenings, was originally published in 1947. A winters tale the postwar masterpiece 01 by gerard reve isbn. Herman koch, author of the dinner unlike john williams, gerard reve s work was critically acclaimed and sold exceptionally well during his lifetime. Home netherlands gerard reve bezorgde ouders parents worry gerard reve. Nader tot u novel by reve britannica encyclopedia britannica.
These letters are a loose mix of religious and homoerotic fantasies, long tirades, and personal anecdotes. His subject matter was occasionally controversial, treating such topics as homosexuality and sadism. Pedesetih godina zivio je u londonu, a nakon povratka u amsterdam zivi s partnerom kojega u svojim djelima imenuje wimie. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. In 1966 gerard reve s nader tot u was published, containing a description of the author having sex with god in the guise of a young donkey the press was alarmed. Parents worry is a perfect distillation of all reve s obsessions.
Hes a alcoholic, b homosexual, c catholic, d misanthropic and e extremely funny. In summary, the relatively uneventful the evenings sounds like it should be dull or, as frits sums up. Dutch to share their dark masterpiece, 70 years on books. Gerard reve brieven uit greonterp, friesland, 19641965 en geestelijke liederen. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Reve was one of the first homosexuals to come out in the netherlands, and is the countrys best known, most popular, and most controversial gay writer.
One of them, nader tot u or nearer to thee 1965, resulted in his being tried for blasphemy. Gezicht op kerstmis van gerard reve naar bijzondere. Reve sought and caught the attention of large audiences from the early sixties. Without the incorrectly placed white space in tempo doeloe on page 5, but with the not entirely adjacent fourth line in. He died in 1986 from complications relating to alzheimers disease.
Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Oct 22, 2016 it is a novel lauded in the netherlands as a modern classic, while its author is a literary titan. Spine slightly tanned, fold in dust jacket paper error, but neat. Ingenaaid, in linnen overslagdoos met twee vlekjes. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
He died on april 8, 2006 in zulte, oostvlaanderen, belgium. Reves much reprinted and controversial books op weg naar het einde approaching the end, 1963, and nader tot u nearer to. The evenings by gerard reve, sam garrett waterstones. In november 1991, dutch radio vpro broadcast a 10hour reading of the novel by gerard reve.
Buy the evenings by gerard reve, sam garrett from waterstones today. Over op weg naar het einde en nader tot u van gerard reve. Reve wrote about having sex with god, who appeared to him in the guise of a donkey. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. In nader tot u he describes the narrators lovemaking to god, a visitor to his house incarnated in a oneyearold mousegrey donkey.
But englishlanguage readers are only now getting a chance to judge this dutch classic for themselves. By the end of the decade, it was known that he lived with two friends in an open relationship and had a fetish that he called revism it involved seducing a younger man in order to offer him to an older one for love and torture. Schopenhauer in the work of gerard reve peter abelsen 1. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Willem frederik hermans, gerard reve and harry mulisch are revered as literary icons of the netherlands. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Gerard reve librarything catalog your books online. Overwegingen over seks, drank en datgene wat verder nog in reves werkelijkheid een rol speelt. He was also prosecuted for blasphemy for his nader tot u closer to thou, which has the narrator having sex with god. Gerard reve if there is another matk of literary greatness besides originality, or indeed. Het boek van violet en dood the book of violet and death, 1996 ik bak ze bruiner i bake them browner, 1996. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. To learn how to win in the marketplace is like giving yourself a raise. In gerard reve way to the end and nader tot u 1966.
The translated poems are from geestelijke liederen, included in. In his native holland, gerard reve is revered, his books are taught in school, etc etc. Gerard kornelis van het reve born december 14, 1923 in amsterdam, netherlands died april 8, 2006 in zulte, belgium was a 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. Gerard reve, dutch writer noted for his virtuoso style and sardonic humour. Gerard kornelis van het reve was born in amsterdam in 1923 and. Frits van egters, the 23yearold nihilist at the centre of this story. Gerard reve was born on december 14, 1923 in amsterdam, noordholland, netherlands as gerard kornelis van het reve. First edition gerard reve nader tot u 1966 catawiki. Its one of those moments where i thought, like with jeanette winterson or bret easton ellis. Gerard reve gerard reve gerard reve gerard reve in dutch gerard reve in dutch gerard reve in dutch gerard reve in dutch gerard reve in. In april 1968 he was acquitted by the high council. In his cataloguing of the simple, everyday reve s sharp eye makes for a consistently enjoyable read. Nearer to thee, an extravagant and virtuoso blend of fact and fiction in the. This book is one of the most famous dutch novels and a certain read for high school students.
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