Charlotte Sophie Bentinck

Mevrouw Bentinck #1

by Hella S. Haasse

Dutch

Genres: History, Biography

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Hella S. Haasse (1918 - 2011) was born in Batavia, modern-day Jakarta. She moved to the Netherlands after secondary school. In 1945 she debuted with a collection of poems, entitled Stroomversnelling (Momentum). She made her name three years later with the novella given out to mark the Dutch Book Week, Oeroeg (The Black Lake, 1948). As with much of her work, this tale of the friendship between a Dutch and an Indonesian boy has gained the status of a classic in the Netherlands. Titles such as Het woud der verwachting (In a Dark Wood Wandering, 1949), Een nieuwer testament (Threshold of Fire, 1966) and Mevrouw Bentinck of Onverenigbaarheid van karakter (Mrs Bentinck or Irreconcilable in Character, 1978) have been greatly enjoyed by several generations.

Reviews

[Alexander De Koning · Rating 5 out of 5]

Een klassieker... Wat een vrouw, daar kan geen romanpersonage tegenop...

[Annemiek · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ik vond dit boek nogal veel verliefd geneuzel. Op zich wel mooi historisch voyeurisme en interessant inkijkje in het dagelijks leven in de 18e eeuw.