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Gerard Kornelis van het Reve (14 December 1923 – 8 April 2006) was a Dutch writer. He started writing as Simon Gerard van het Reve and adopted the shorter Gerard Reve [ˈɣeːrɑrt ˈreːvə] in 1973. Together with Willem Frederik Hermans and Harry Mulisch, he is considered one of the "Great Three" (De Grote Drie) of Dutch post-war literature.
Apr 22, 2024 · Gerard Reve (born Dec. 14, 1923, Amsterdam, Neth.—died April 8, 2006, Zulte, Belg.) was a Dutch writer noted for his virtuoso style and sardonic humour. His subject matter was occasionally controversial, treating such topics as homosexuality and sadism.
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Apr 12, 2006 · April 12, 2006. THE HAGUE, April 11 - Gerard Reve, considered one of the Dutch postwar literary greats, has died, his partner announced on Sunday. He was 82. Mr. Reve, whose full name was...
Culture. Why It Took So Long to Translate a Dutch Classic. When it was published in 1947, Gerard Reve’s The Evenings was considered shocking for its portrayal of youth in a postwar...
The author Gerard Reve in 1969. Joost Evers, National Archives of the Netherlands/Anefo. By Nina Siegal. Jan. 22, 2017. AMSTERDAM — Reviewers have compared it favorably to J .D. Salinger’s “The...
Gerard Reve. Biography. Gerard Reve was born in 1923 in Amsterdam. He claimed to be the child of Baltic-Russian refugees but his father was actually a Dutch journalist and both his parents were Communist. He had various jobs, including that of court reporter.
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Jan 31, 2017 · TRUE TO HIS NAME, Gerard Reve fills his 1947 debut novel The Evenings with a series of dreams, nightmares, and daydreams — fantasies that have as much to do with the Nazi occupation of his...
