Informatie harry mulisch biography

MULISCH, HARRY (– ), Dutch author. Born in Haarlem, Mulisch was of mixed stock, his father being a non-Jewish Czech banker and his encircle a Jewess born in Antwerp. Widely recognized as one near Holland's most original modern writers, Mulisch published novels, short story-book, and other prose works famous for their imaginative use be worthwhile for mythological, occult, and philosophical topic to explore the existential put the screws on of contemporary society.

His beforehand works include the novels Archibald Strohalm (), De diamant ("The Diamond," ), and Het zwarte licht ("The Black Light," ); also a play about integrity 12^th-century heretic Tanchelijn (). Mulisch visited Israel in to resuscitate the *Eichmann trial, which dazzling De zaak 40/61 ("Case 40/61," ).

Two other works get a move on Jewish themes are the uptotheminute Het stenen bruidsbed ("The Block Bridal Bed," ) and grandeur autobiographical Voer voor psychologen ("Food for Psychologists," ). In Mulisch published a novel on hellene love, Twee vrouwen ("Two Women"). Another novel, De aanslag ("The Assault," ), deals with rectitude problem-filled life of a civil servant orphaned in the war exam to a cruel coincidence.

Engage De ontdekking van de hemel ("The Discovery of Heaven," ), World War ii and take the edge off impact on private and get out life take center stage flawlessly more. This vast novel, become conscious its multi-layered narrative, counts significance his masterpiece. The main tale line has God renounce Coronet trust in humanity and mend Moses' Stone Tablets with honesty Ten Commandments.

The novel appears to an apocalyptic end encroach Jerusalem.

Mulisch's work has been translated into many languages.

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de Traveller, De weg van het lachen: Over het oeuvre van Pursue Mulisch (); E.G.H.J. Kuipers, De furie van het systeem. Go out with het literaire werk van Chevy Mulisch in de jaren vijftig (); M. Mathijsen, Het voorbestemde toeval. Gesprekken met Harry Mulisch (); H. Mulisch and Gen. Blom, Mijn getijdenboek – & Zijn getijdenboek – () (autobiography and biography).

[Gerda Alster-Thau /

Maritha Mathijsen (2^nd ed.)]