The best Dutch literature

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1	The Discovery of Heaven by Harry Mulisch 4.17 avg rating — 10,983 ratings score: 10,425, and 106 people voted	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
2	De donkere kamer van Damokles by Willem Frederik Hermans 3.83 avg rating — 7,598 ratings score: 6,218, and 64 people voted	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
3	Nooit meer slapen by Willem Frederik Hermans 3.86 avg rating — 5,916 ratings score: 4,846, and 51 people voted	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
4	The Assault by Harry Mulisch 3.71 avg rating — 10,056 ratings score: 4,677, and 48 people voted	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
5	De avonden by Gerard Reve 3.51 avg rating — 6,610 ratings score: 4,076, and 42 people voted	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
6	Hersenschimmen by J. Bernlef 3.87 avg rating — 7,780 ratings score: 4,025, and 42 people voted	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
7	Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company by Multatuli 3.50 avg rating — 5,836 ratings score: 3,786, and 39 people voted	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
8	Een schitterend gebrek by Arthur Japin 3.93 avg rating — 7,126 ratings score: 3,468, and 37 people voted	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
9	Tirza by Arnon Grunberg 3.61 avg rating — 8,634 ratings score: 3,409, and 36 people voted	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
10	De Uitvreter, Titaantjes, Dichtertje, Mene Tekel by Nescio 4.04 avg rating — 1,780 ratings score: 3,067, and 32 people voted	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
11	De engelenmaker by Stefan Brijs 3.88 avg rating — 7,068 ratings score: 2,882, and 30 people voted	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
12	Het diner by Herman Koch 3.22 avg rating — 120,801 ratings score: 2,500, and 26 people voted	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
13	Eline Vere by Louis Couperus 3.72 avg rating — 2,007 ratings score: 2,341, and 25 people voted	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
14	The Twins by Tessa de Loo 3.63 avg rating — 3,999 ratings score: 2,181, and 24 people voted	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
15	De helaasheid der dingen by Dimitri Verhulst (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 8,238 ratings score: 2,094, and 22 people voted	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
16	Het huis van de moskee by Kader Abdolah 4.02 avg rating — 7,130 ratings score: 2,076, and 22 people voted	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
17	Turks Fruit by Jan Wolkers 3.59 avg rating — 4,901 ratings score: 2,046, and 22 people voted	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
18	Lijmen / Het Been by Willem Elsschot 3.73 avg rating — 2,503 ratings score: 1,984, and 21 people voted	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
19	De stille kracht by Louis Couperus 3.55 avg rating — 1,915 ratings score: 1,981, and 21 people voted	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
20	Twee vrouwen by Harry Mulisch 3.21 avg rating — 4,144 ratings score: 1,975, and 21 people voted	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
21	Joe Speedboot by Tommy Wieringa 3.71 avg rating — 8,933 ratings score: 1,910, and 20 people voted	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
22	Van oude menschen, de dingen, die voorbij gaan... by Louis Couperus 3.64 avg rating — 1,662 ratings score: 1,877, and 20 people voted	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
23	De komst van Joachim Stiller by Hubert Lampo 3.69 avg rating — 1,762 ratings score: 1,667, and 19 people voted	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
24	Rituals by Cees Nooteboom 3.66 avg rating — 1,731 ratings score: 1,602, and 17 people voted	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
25	Siegfried by Harry Mulisch 3.65 avg rating — 3,319 ratings score: 1,579, and 17 people voted	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
26	Bonita Avenue by Peter Buwalda 3.70 avg rating — 6,729 ratings score: 1,524, and 16 people voted	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
27	Het verdriet van België by Hugo Claus 3.63 avg rating — 2,486 ratings score: 1,492, and 17 people voted	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
28	Oeroeg by Hella S. Haasse 3.34 avg rating — 3,954 ratings score: 1,440, and 16 people voted	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
29	Heren van de thee by Hella S. Haasse 3.67 avg rating — 1,947 ratings score: 1,362, and 15 people voted	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
30	De kleine Johannes by Frederik van Eeden 3.48 avg rating — 1,421 ratings score: 1,361, and 15 people voted	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
31	Van de koele meren des Doods by Frederik van Eeden 3.51 avg rating — 1,064 ratings score: 1,287, and 14 people voted	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
32	The Vanishing by Tim Krabbé 3.36 avg rating — 4,634 ratings score: 1,205, and 13 people voted	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
33	Knielen op een bed violen by Jan Siebelink 3.55 avg rating — 2,931 ratings score: 1,169, and 13 people voted	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
34	Bezonken rood by Jeroen Brouwers 3.65 avg rating — 3,026 ratings score: 1,112, and 12 people voted	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
35	De Kapellekensbaan by Louis Paul Boon 3.88 avg rating — 790 ratings score: 1,044, and 11 people voted	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
36	Tonguecat by Peter Verhelst 3.87 avg rating — 933 ratings score: 950, and 10 people voted	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
37	Onder professoren by Willem Frederik Hermans 3.69 avg rating — 1,502 ratings score: 942, and 11 people voted	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
38	Het dwaallicht by Willem Elsschot 3.66 avg rating — 1,239 ratings score: 904, and 10 people voted	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
38	The Procedure by Harry Mulisch 3.60 avg rating — 1,111 ratings score: 904, and 10 people voted	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
40	Villa des Roses by Willem Elsschot 3.58 avg rating — 1,521 ratings score: 892, and 10 people voted	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
41	Het leven uit een dag by A.F.Th. van der Heijden 3.36 avg rating — 1,216 ratings score: 859, and 9 people voted	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
42	Erik of het klein insectenboek by Godfried Bomans 3.55 avg rating — 1,765 ratings score: 817, and 9 people voted	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
43	De Vriendschap by Connie Palmen 3.52 avg rating — 1,889 ratings score: 779, and 9 people voted	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
44	Kees de jongen by Theo Thijssen 3.89 avg rating — 1,007 ratings score: 763, and 8 people voted	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
45	The Scarlet City by Hella S. Haasse 3.61 avg rating — 446 ratings score: 756, and 8 people voted	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
46	Tonio: een requiemroman by A.F.Th. van der Heijden 3.89 avg rating — 3,880 ratings score: 753, and 8 people voted	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
47	De kleine blonde dood by Boudewijn Büch 3.47 avg rating — 2,518 ratings score: 710, and 8 people voted	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
48	Het Woud der Verwachting : Het leven van Charles van Orléans by Hella S. Haasse 4.06 avg rating — 1,840 ratings score: 653, and 7 people voted	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
49	Van den vos Reynaerde by Unknown 3.27 avg rating — 2,013 ratings score: 641, and 8 people voted	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
50	Het leven is vurrukkulluk by Remco Campert 3.20 avg rating — 1,991 ratings score: 640, and 7 people voted	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
51	Mevrouw Verona daalt de heuvel af by Dimitri Verhulst (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 2,373 ratings score: 630, and 7 people voted	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
52	De passievrucht by Karel Glastra van Loon 3.31 avg rating — 3,319 ratings score: 591, and 7 people voted	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
53	Het schervengericht by A.F.Th. van der Heijden 3.83 avg rating — 774 ratings score: 573, and 6 people voted	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
53	Publieke werken by Thomas Rosenboom 3.82 avg rating — 1,763 ratings score: 573, and 6 people voted	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
55	Bint by Ferdinand Bordewijk 3.22 avg rating — 1,237 ratings score: 570, and 7 people voted	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
56	Huid en haar by Arnon Grunberg 3.37 avg rating — 1,266 ratings score: 565, and 6 people voted	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
56	De Witte by Ernest Claes 3.46 avg rating — 342 ratings score: 565, and 6 people voted	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
58	De asielzoeker by Arnon Grunberg 3.33 avg rating — 1,687 ratings score: 556, and 6 people voted	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
59	Mijn kleine oorlog by Louis Paul Boon 3.64 avg rating — 517 ratings score: 531, and 6 people voted	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
60	Het stenen bruidsbed by Harry Mulisch 3.16 avg rating — 1,779 ratings score: 526, and 6 people voted	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
61	De Metsiers by Hugo Claus 3.30 avg rating — 892 ratings score: 525, and 6 people voted	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
62	The Following Story by Cees Nooteboom 3.70 avg rating — 1,405 ratings score: 480, and 5 people voted	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
63	Tumbleweed by Janwillem van de Wetering 3.84 avg rating — 458 ratings score: 470, and 5 people voted	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
64	Lucifer by Joost van den Vondel 3.28 avg rating — 373 ratings score: 462, and 5 people voted	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
65	De man die werk vond by Herman Brusselmans 3.65 avg rating — 1,151 ratings score: 450, and 5 people voted	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
66	Vallende ouders (De tandeloze tijd, deel 1) by A.F.Th. van der Heijden 3.92 avg rating — 570 ratings score: 449, and 5 people voted	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
67	Oorlog en terpentijn by Stefan Hertmans 3.90 avg rating — 7,151 ratings score: 427, and 5 people voted	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
68	De thuiskomst by Anna Enquist 3.72 avg rating — 968 ratings score: 396, and 5 people voted	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
69	Ranonkel by Jacques Hamelink 3.75 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 395, and 4 people voted	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
70	Meneer Beerta (Het Bureau #1) by J.J. Voskuil 4.06 avg rating — 776 ratings score: 394, and 4 people voted	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
71	I.M.: Ischa Meijer. In Margine. In Memoriam by Connie Palmen 3.91 avg rating — 1,277 ratings score: 393, and 4 people voted	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
72	Karakter by Ferdinand Bordewijk 3.84 avg rating — 1,185 ratings score: 392, and 5 people voted	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
73	The Streetbird by Janwillem van de Wetering 3.85 avg rating — 206 ratings score: 387, and 4 people voted	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
73	Outsider in Amsterdam (Grijpstra & de Gier Mystery #1) by Janwillem van de Wetering 3.63 avg rating — 1,352 ratings score: 387, and 4 people voted	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
75	Godenslaap by Erwin Mortier 3.69 avg rating — 1,544 ratings score: 375, and 4 people voted	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
76	Zwerm: geschiedenis van de wereld by Peter Verhelst 3.42 avg rating — 304 ratings score: 373, and 4 people voted	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
77	Blokken by Ferdinand Bordewijk 3.34 avg rating — 397 ratings score: 372, and 4 people voted	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
78	Deirdre en de zonen van Usnach by Adriaan Roland Holst 3.81 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 368, and 4 people voted	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
79	Herinneringen van een engelbewaarder by Willem Frederik Hermans 3.67 avg rating — 428 ratings score: 361, and 4 people voted	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
80	The Storm by Margriet de Moor 3.33 avg rating — 408 ratings score: 360, and 4 people voted	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
81	Superduif by Esther Gerritsen (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 306 ratings score: 357, and 4 people voted	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
81	De leeuw van Vlaanderen by Hendrik Conscience 3.40 avg rating — 658 ratings score: 357, and 4 people voted	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
83	Mijn tweede huid by Erwin Mortier 3.67 avg rating — 355 ratings score: 351, and 4 people voted	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
83	Hokwerda's kind by Oek de Jong 3.68 avg rating — 381 ratings score: 351, and 4 people voted	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
83	Geen gewoon Indisch meisje by Marion Bloem 3.12 avg rating — 162 ratings score: 351, and 4 people voted	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
86	Zomerhuis met zwembad by Herman Koch 3.41 avg rating — 20,083 ratings score: 343, and 4 people voted	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
86	Geheime kamers by Jeroen Brouwers 3.68 avg rating — 1,470 ratings score: 343, and 4 people voted	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
88	De boeken der kleine zielen III en IV (de boeken der kleine zielen, #3-4) by Louis Couperus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 338, and 4 people voted	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
89	De boeken der kleine zielen I en II (de boeken der kleine zielen, #1-2) by Louis Couperus 4.09 avg rating — 267 ratings score: 336, and 4 people voted	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
90	Kom hier dat ik u kus by Griet Op de Beeck 3.99 avg rating — 7,656 ratings score: 328, and 4 people voted	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
91	Houtekiet by Gerard Walschap 3.34 avg rating — 551 ratings score: 323, and 4 people voted	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
92	De historie van Mejuffrouw Sara Burgerhart by Betje Wolff 2.96 avg rating — 433 ratings score: 322, and 4 people voted	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
93	Een hart van steen by Renate Dorrestein 3.66 avg rating — 1,590 ratings score: 320, and 4 people voted	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
94	De Berg Van Licht by Louis Couperus 3.60 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 317, and 4 people voted	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
95	Dit zijn de namen by Tommy Wieringa 3.58 avg rating — 4,228 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	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
96	Tegenlicht by Esther Verhoef 3.77 avg rating — 880 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	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
96	Kroniek van een karakter (Deel 1, 1976-1981: 'de Achterhoek') by Jeroen Brouwers 4.24 avg rating — 68 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	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
98	Het duister dat ons scheidt by Renate Dorrestein 3.59 avg rating — 708 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	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
99	The Blond Baboon by Janwillem van de Wetering 3.83 avg rating — 356 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	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
100	The Rattle-Rat by Janwillem van de Wetering 3.97 avg rating — 202 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	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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message 1: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Apr 19, 2012 12:41PM

Since when is Anne Frank's diary considered a NOVEL?

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message 2: by Booklovinglady (last edited Oct 28, 2015 01:51AM) (new)

Feb 06, 2015 06:50AM

Themis-Athena (Does not and never will own a Kindle) wrote: "Since when is Anne Frank's diary considered a NOVEL?"

I agree, and as the decription of the list clearly says "Vote for your favorite Dutch novels! This list is for novels that are originally written in Dutch, with or without English translation", I have removed Het Achterhuis (Anne Frank's diary) from this Listopia. Interesting to see though how often this title creeps into lists where it doesn't belong...

Jip en Janneke shouldn't have been on this list either, because lovely as it is, it is not a novel (but a collection of short stories for children)... So I took the liberty of removing it.

And Mei : Een Gedicht is, as the subtitle states, a poem and not a novel (and as such has been removed).

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message 3: by Booklovinglady (last edited Oct 28, 2015 01:49AM) (new)

Feb 06, 2015 07:07AM

I haven't read the book, and therefore haven't removed it, but as far as I know Sprakeloos (currently #53) is not a novel either, as it is an autobiography. At least as far as I know, anyway...

I.M. Ischa Meijer - In Margine. In Memoriam (#100) doesn't sound like a novel either. But again, I haven't read it, so I've let it be.

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message 4: by Nathalie (new)

Aug 18, 2015 06:25AM

Booklovinglady wrote: "I haven't read the book, and therefore haven't removed it, but as far as I know Sprakeloos (currently #53) is not a novel either, as it is an autobiography. At least as far as I know..."

Sprakeloos is een memoire over zijn moeder.

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message 5: by Booklovinglady (last edited Aug 18, 2015 07:51AM) (new)

Aug 18, 2015 07:51AM

Nathalie wrote: "Sprakeloos is een memoire over zijn moeder. ..."

So not a novel? But a memoir instead?
Which is not the same thing by the way :-)

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message 6: by Nathalie (last edited Mar 04, 2016 03:18PM) (new)

Aug 19, 2015 05:06AM

Booklovinglady wrote: "Nathalie wrote: "Sprakeloos is een memoire over zijn moeder. ..."

So not a novel? But a memoir instead?
Which is not the same thing by the way :-)"

Het is waargebeurd. Ik ken de definitie van een novel niet. Maar misschien moet hij dan in een lijst van 'best Dutch books', weet niet of dat al bestaat.

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message 7: by Booklovinglady (last edited Aug 19, 2015 09:56AM) (new)

Aug 19, 2015 09:13AM

Nathalie wrote: "Het is waargebeurd. Ik ken de definitie van een novel niet. Maar pisschien moet hij dan in een lijst van 'best Dutch books', weet niet of dat al bestaat. ..."

'Waargebeurd' klinkt mij sterk in de oren als een (auto)biografie, maar zoals gezegd heb ik het boek niet gelezen.

Het Engelse 'novel' staat min of meer gelijk aan het Nederlandse 'roman'. Een 'novel' is altijd fictie (en derhalve niet waargebeurd).

Er zijn diverse lijsten met de beste Nederlandse literatuur/de beste Vlaamse literatuur. Kijk voor een overzichtje maar eens bij Listopia: Stem op gelezen boeken van de Netherlands & Flanders group, want daar worden diverse Listopia's met dit soort lijsten genoemd.

(A 'true story' about the author's mother sounds to me like an autobiography or a biography, but as I said, I haven't read the book. A 'novel' is fiction and means more or less the same as the Dutch word 'roman'. There are several lists with 'Best Dutch books/Best Flemish books'. To get a bit of an idea, have a look at Listopia: Stem op gelezen boeken.)

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message 8: by Booklovinglady (last edited Aug 19, 2015 10:05AM) (new)

Aug 19, 2015 09:45AM

For not meeting the criteria of this Listopia, I've removed Sprakeloos.

Still need someone to tell me about I.M. Ischa Meijer - In Margine. In Memoriam (#107) though...

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message 9: by Jamie (new)

Oct 27, 2015 03:23PM

Is there such a thing, and I know nothing of Dutch literature, of a novel that would be considered common reading in Dutch language secondary schooling? I mean in the same way as, say "To Kill a Mockingbird," or "Catcher in the Rye" would be reasonably common reading for English speaking high school students.

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message 10: by Booklovinglady (last edited Oct 28, 2015 02:07AM) (new)

Oct 28, 2015 12:58AM

Jamie wrote: "Is there such a thing, and I know nothing of Dutch literature, of a novel that would be considered common reading in Dutch language secondary schooling? I mean in the same way as, say "To Kill a Mockingbird," or "Catcher in the Rye" would be reasonably common reading for English speaking high school students..."

For English translations of Dutch novels, see English translations of Dutch Literature.

My secondary school days are quite a bit behind me now :-) but there are several books which belong to classic Dutch literature, and as such were read during my secondary school days. We had to read five books originally published before 1800. All other choices were relatively free, although all books on our reading list had to be approved by the teacher first, to prevent students reading Mills & Boon types of books :-)

Books/authors read by just about anyone in my class were The Hidden Force, Max Havelaar, A Posthumous Confession, The Deeps of Deliverance, The Darkroom Of Damocles, The Black Lake, Major Frank, Double Play, The Sorrow of Belgium, Turkish Delight, Cheese and The evenings, all of which are considered classics of Dutch literature.

These are just a few of the books we read, as your question is restricted to Dutch books being translated into English? At least I guess it is (your profile doesn't mention where you are from). Anything by these authors would do, really, and the Listopia I mentioned at the beginning should be very helpful, as there are plenty of important authors who wrote/write in Dutch (Netherlands, Flanders, Suriname, Netherlands Antilles) and have been translated into English, and many of them I never read myself during my secondary school days.

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message 11: by Booklovinglady (last edited Dec 08, 2015 09:19PM) (new)

Oct 28, 2015 02:15AM

I've removed Kruimeltje and Pluk van de Petteflet for being children's books instead of novels, and I've also removed Kartonnen dozen (for the same reason as Sprakeloos).

As the description of this Listopia says "Vote for your favorite Dutch novels!", two definitions, one British and one American, of the word novel, as the meaning of the word seems to be unclear to a lot of Dutch voters:
* "Fictitious prose narrative of book length portraying characters and actions credibly representative of real life in continuous plot" (COD)
* "An invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events" (Webster)

In short, no plays, poems, children/YA books, memoires, (auto-)biographies, short stories, and so on. Just novels ;-) A novella (for instance Boekenweekgeschenken) can be considered to be 'book length', I suppose, but short stories definitely are not (and yes, I'm aware the distinction between a 'longer' short story and a novella can sometimes be a grey area).

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message 12: by Zack (new)

Dec 07, 2015 10:34PM

I'm looking for Dutch audiobooks (read in English). the only one I have found so far is "The Dinner" by Herman Koch. Any other suggestions? Available on Audible for example?

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message 13: by Booklovinglady (last edited Feb 29, 2016 01:12AM) (new)

Dec 08, 2015 09:47PM

Wederom een hele lading titels verwijderd omdat het jeugboeken, autobiografieën, dagboeken etc waren. Er was zelfs een woordenboek bij... En ook twee Engelstalige schrijvers. Voeg a.u.b. alleen 'novels' (=romans) toe, en lees zowel de beschrijving van de Listopia als ook bericht 11 voor je besluit toe te voegen...

Removed a whole load of titles again for not being novels (YA books, diaries, biographies, even a dictionary...). Please, read the description of the Listopia as well as message 11 before you decide to add...

When in doubt, please check the KB, as often the category a book belongs to is mentioned here.

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message 14: by Hannah (last edited Feb 28, 2016 02:28PM) (new)

Feb 28, 2016 02:26PM

Booklovinglady wrote: "I.M. Ischa Meijer - In Margine. In Memoriam (#100) doesn't sound like a novel either. But again, I haven't read it, so I've let it be.."

>> It is a novel, and it isn't. It is an autobiography, and it isn't.

Part of the theme of the book is: what is reality? what is fiction? How does each influence the other? How do the stories we tell, the selection we make, shape our lives? How does it happen that one's life becomes a fiction even while living it? How can one uncover and dissect the untruths in one's own life? What is true?

In that sense, this book should be on the list. It also should be on this list, because it is different than other Dutch literature, a departure from a tradition. Finally, it's simply a good book. It's raw and it's real, it's a contemplation and a journal-on-the-road, and you want to keep reading until the inevitable ending.

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message 15: by Booklovinglady (last edited Feb 29, 2016 12:57AM) (new)

Feb 28, 2016 11:31PM

Ik heb het niet gelezen (en heb het dus op de lijst laten staan), maar volgens mij is Gregoria, of een huwelijk op Elseneur (#261) een autobiografie (en dus geen roman)?

Ook al doet de achternaam van de Belgische auteur misschien vermoeden dat het boek van oorsprong in het Vlaams geschreven werd, Tijl Uilenspiegel (#90) is echter een vertaling uit het Frans.

Geheimen van het Wilde Woud (#42) is, hoe goed ook, een jeugdboek en dus geen roman.

Middeleeuwse verhalen uit de Lage Landen (#220) is geen roman; het bestaat uit, precies zoals de titel overigens al aangeeft, verhalen.

De beschrijving van Jantien voor deze Listopia lijkt mij toch duidelijk: "This list is for novels that are originally written in Dutch."

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message 16: by Tamára (last edited May 09, 2016 02:45PM) (new)

May 09, 2016 02:44PM

Zouden Erik of het klein insectenboek (want kinderboek) en Het pauperparadijs (non-fictie) verwijderd kunnen worden? Het zijn geen romans.

Edit: maar wel aan te bevelen om te lezen, dat dan weer wel.

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message 17: by Booklovinglady (last edited May 15, 2016 09:16AM) (new)

May 09, 2016 09:21PM

Tamára wrote: "Zouden Erik of het klein insectenboek (want kinderboek) en Het pauperparadijs (non-fictie) verwijderd kunnen worden? Het zijn geen romans...."

Ik heb Het pauperparadijs (nog) niet gelezen, dus kan daar niet over oordelen en laat het dan ook staan. Misschien kan iemand die het wel gelezen heeft, en het ermee eens is dat het geen fictie is, het weghalen?

Erik of het klein insectenboek heb ik wel gelezen maar zie ik persoonllijk niet zuiver als een kinderboek (en heb ik dan ook laten staan...). Het werd onder andere uitgegeven als 'Nederlands Leest' uitgave en daar worden, bij mijn weten althans, geen kinderboeken in uitgegeven. ("Het boek spreekt zowel kinderen als volwassenen op hun eigen niveau aan. Bij gelegenheid van de jaarlijkse campagne Nederland Leest in november 2013 werd deze roman door de Nederlandse openbare bibliotheken als gratis boek aan hun leden en scholieren uitgereikt." uit Wikipedia)

Sorry... ;-)

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message 18: by Lisa (new)

May 09, 2017 01:49AM

Jamie wrote: "Is there such a thing, and I know nothing of Dutch literature, of a novel that would be considered common reading in Dutch language secondary schooling? I mean in the same way as, say "To Kill a Mo..."

On the website http://www.lezenvoordelijst.nl/ you can see what Dutch teenagers can choose to read for their mandatory reading list.

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message 19: by Booklovinglady (last edited May 09, 2017 06:17AM) (new)

May 09, 2017 06:15AM

Lisa wrote: "On the website http://www.lezenvoordelijst.nl/ you can see what Dutch teenagers can choose to read for their mandatory reading list. ..."

Is it no longer allowed to read titles which are not on this list?

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