Dutch Literature

Dutch literature comprises all writings of literary merit written through the ages in the Dutch language, a language which currently has around 23 million native speakers. Dutch literature is not restricted to the Netherlands, Flanders (Belgium), Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles, as it has also been produced in other (formerly) Dutch-speaking regions, such as French Flanders, South Africa and the former Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia). Alternatively, Dutch literature was and is produced by people originally from abroad who came to live in Dutch-speaking regions, such as Anne Fra ...more

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Piaggio
Piaggio
De Camino
We Had to Remove This Post
Het geschenk
Wolf
Overgave op commando
De nomade
Beladen huis
Oroppa
Ik kom hier nog op terug
Darker Days
Luister
De bermudadriehoek van talent
De verwarde cavia: Terug op kantoor
Hèhè
The Dinner
De Aanslag
The Discovery of Heaven
De donkere kamer van Damokles
Hersenschimmen
Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
De avonden
The Diary of a Young Girl
Joe Speedboot
Tirza
Een schitterend gebrek
The Discomfort of Evening
Oeroeg
Nooit meer slapen
Turks Fruit
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Das Mag
98 books — 7 voters
Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Com... by MultatuliDe donkere kamer van Damokles by Willem Frederik HermansThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Discovery of Heaven by Harry MulischNooit meer slapen by Willem Frederik Hermans
Dutch Literary Canon
123 books — 93 voters


Henri van Wermeskerken
Het is als met malaria tropica…. de tropische zoutwaterliefde is de ergste en maakt de meeste slachtoffers. Malaria is daarbij goedig, en veroordeelt soms alleen maar ter dood. Zoutwaterliefde vaak tot levenslange opsluiting binnen enge muren.
Henri van Wermeskerken, Tropische zoutwaterliefde: humoristische roman

Gewis, 'k heb allen lief in 't hart, Die list noch boosheid plegen; Hun aanzigt zij dan blank of zwart, Ik wensch hun heil en zegen; Maar Nederland wensch ik tienmaal meer: Dat, vrienden! is mijn liefdeleer. ...more
Hendrik Tollens

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De Avonden This is a group for people who are (re-)reading Gerard Reve's "De Avonden" ("The Evenings," 1947…more
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