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Henri Roorda

Born

in Brussels, Belgium

November 30, 1870

Died

November 07, 1925

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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 by Henri Roorda, Miguel Rubio (Translator), Christoph Hessel (Cover Design) 3.99 avg rating — 584 ratings — published 1926 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Het vrolijke pessimisme by Henri Roorda, Rokus Hofstede (translator) 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le rire et les rieurs ; suivi de, Mon suicide 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HENRI ROORDA : OEUVRES COMPLÈTES D'UN PESSIMISTE JOYEUX by Henri Roorda, Balthasar it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Réciter moins, résister mieux: Ecrits pédagogiques 1917 - 1925 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le roseau pensotant: Humour de tous les jours it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Le pessimisme joyeux : 404 pépites d'humour et d'hum ur liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1925	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On ne badine pas avec l’Infini 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1925 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I’m starved for tenderness.”
― Henri Roorda, My Suicide

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“Over the course of a day my mood often changes. There are moments I forget that I will die. So I smile and hum the tunes that I like. There is still a great store of joyfulness in me.”
― Henri Roorda, My Suicide

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

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