Harry Mulisch





Harry Mulisch

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born
in Haarlem, Netherlands
July 29, 1927

died
October 30, 2010

gender
male

genre


About this author

Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch along with W.F. Hermans and Gerard Reve, is considered one of the "Great Three" of Dutch postwar literature. He has written novels, plays, essays, poems, and philosophical reflections.

Mulisch was born in Haarlem and has lived in Amsterdam since 1958, following the death of his father in 1957. Mulisch's father was from Austria-Hungary and emigrated to the Netherlands after the First World War. During the German occupation in World War II he worked for a German bank, which also dealt with confiscated Jewish assets. His mother, Alice Schwarz, was Jewish. Mulisch and his mother escaped transportation to a concentration camp thanks to Mulisch's father's collaboration with the Nazis. Due to the curious nature of his pare...more


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More books by Harry Mulisch…
“Using someone's name during a conversation was like a casual caress, like stroking their hair.”
Harry Mulisch, The Discovery of Heaven

“Ieder mens heeft geloof ik het gevoel, dat hij er eigenlijk niet bijhoort, bij het leven van de andere mensen. Dat hij op een of andere manier iets anders is, een gast, en hij doet alle mogelijke moeite om te zorgen, dat de anderen dat niet zullen merken. Dat is het gevoel, dat alle mensen gemeen hebben, en daardoor horen ze juist bij elkaar.”
Harry Mulisch, Twee vrouwen

“That question is too good to spoil with an answer.”
Harry Mulisch, The Discovery of Heaven

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GROUP READ #10: WELK BOEK GAAT HET WORDEN?
Het is nu mogelijk om te stemmen op één van de genomineerde boeken voor group read #10. Er kan op onderstaande boeken gestemd worden t/m zondag 17 februari; de tiende group read begint op woensdag 27 februari 2013. Het boek waarop de meeste stemmen zijn uitgebracht zal onderwerp van group read #10 worden. Aarzel dus niet en breng zo spoedig mogelijk je stem uit!

 
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