Henri Roorda

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Henri Roorda


Born
in Brussels, Belgium
November 30, 1870

Died
November 07, 1925


Henri Roorda van Eysinga was born on November 30, 1870, and killed himself on November 7, 1925. He was raised amidst revolutionary ideals: when he was a child, his family had to relocate to Switzerland after his father was declared persona non grata by the Dutch government, and there his parents befriended the anarchist thinkers Élisée Reclus and Peter Kropotkin. The young Roorda studied math and went on to work as a teacher who was beloved by his students; he was, however, deeply disappointed by his work. Accordingly, Roorda wrote a progressive critique of the prevailing educational structure (Le Pédagogue n'aime pas les enfants), as well as humorous columns for the Swiss dailies, which were collected in numerous compilations. He frequentl ...more

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Mi suicidio

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Het vrolijke pessimisme

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Le rire et les rieurs ; sui...

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HENRI ROORDA : OEUVRES COMP...

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Réciter moins, résister mie...

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Le roseau pensotant: Humour...

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les saisons indisciplinées

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Débourrer les crânes

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Le pessimisme joyeux : 404 ...

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“If I had created the world, I would have put love at the end of life.

Se eu tivesse criado o mundo, tinha colocado o amor no fim da vida.”
Henri Roorda, Mein Selbstmord

“I’m starved for tenderness.”
Henri Roorda, My Suicide

“Man is condemned to sorrow because he has imagination, because he thinks, because he abandoned his animal nature.”
Henri Roorda, My Suicide