Eline vere first appeared in 1889, and its success launched the career of louis couperus 18631923, now regarded as the greatest dutch novelist of his time. Eline vere by louis couperus read by carola janssen part 1. Media in category eline vere the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. A second edition of eline vere was published within a year. The hagues greatest writer, turnofthecentury louis couperus. Love, sorrow, madness and the tyranny of social snobbery are all laid bare in this classic of dutch literature the book which made louis couperus, the netherlands answer to oscar wilde, famous. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Louis couperus 18631923 spent much of his youth in the dutch east indies now indonesia, and many of his novels and stories are set either there or in the hague, where he was born, though his work also contains glimpses of italy, africa, and china, where he traveled extensively. Eline vere by louis couperus pushkin press 9781906548261. Louis couperus was catapulted to prominence in 1889 with eline vere, a psychological masterpiece inspired by flaubert and tolstoy. The first edition of the novel was published in 1889, and was written by louis couperus.
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Eline vere is a spoilt brat who thinks she is a tragic heroine but is in reality a revolting, narcissistic, selfish, lazy and immature airhead. Though beloved among her large coterie of friends and relations, there are whispers that she is an eccentric. Luckily though, eline vere does manage to establish itself as a wellbalanced and ultimately independent novel which is mainly about melancholy, desire and morality. Books by couperus, louis sorted by popularity project.
The novel was published in the late 1800s in a newspaper before being printed as one novel. Een haagsche roman dutch louis couperus 118 downloads the tour. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Louis couperuss eline vere is probably as close as it gets, even though it does borrow heavily from the russian tradition of realist novels, and anna karenina in particular. By hugh iglarsh something is bothering eline vere, the eponymous heroine of louis couperus 1889 dutch novel, but no one can quite figure. Buy a summary of the study book eline vere louis couperus and directly download the document to help you with your studies. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Eline vere by the 1154th greatest fiction book of all time.
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Eline vere returns us to the days when novels served unapologetically as moral and sentimental education, and the lessons are still well taken. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Louis couperus 18631923, regarded as one of the foremost figures in dutch literature, was a leading member of the tachtigers movement. Love sorrow madness and the tyranny of social snobbery are all laid bare in this classic of dutch literature the book which made louis couperus the netherlands answer to oscar wilde famous. Born in the hague, couperus was taken by his family to the dutch east indies as a child, where he remained u.
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It was adapted into the 1991 film eline vere, directed by harry kumel. Eline vere is an 1889 novel by the dutch writer louis couperus. Eline vere 1889 is the best book ive read this year, would undoubtedly be. Eline vere is a engrossing brilliantly observed novel. Read eline vere een haagsche roman by louis couperus available from rakuten kobo. In spite of its somewhat archaic prose style, it has been praised for. Find all books by louis couperus and compare prices. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. At the end of the novel she is every bit as bad as she was at the beginning having come to no kind of self understanding and having learned nothing from her various boring and unsuccessful love affairs. Eline vere is a passionate and rebellious young socialite, living in the hague in the late 19th century.
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