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De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens

by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

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"I am almost halfway and I have the impression having read already a full novel." — Nov 10, 2026 10:20AM

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De Scharlaken Stad

by Hella S. Haasse

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Verzamelde werken 2: Verhalen

by Leo Tolstoy

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Jan said: " 17 january 2023
For now I have only read the last story in this volume 2 of the collected works of Tolstoy, ‘The death of Ivan Ilych’ (in my Dutch edition: Tolstoj ‘De dood van Iwan Iljitsj’). later more.
With great sensitivity Tolstoy writes a lively ...more "

Jun 03, 2023 01:01AM · see review

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