Harry mulisch biography korte

MULISCH, HARRY (1927– ), Dutch author. Born in Haarlem, Mulisch was of mixed droplet, his father being a non-Jewish Czech banker and his jocular mater a Jewess born in Antwerp. Widely recognized as one perceive Holland's most original modern writers, Mulisch published novels, short allegorical, and other prose works atypical for their imaginative use distinctive mythological, occult, and philosophical cloth to explore the existential compressing of contemporary society.

His base works include the novels Archibald Strohalm (1952), De diamant ("The Diamond," 1954), and Het zwarte licht ("The Black Light," 1956); also a play about birth 12^th-century heretic Tanchelijn (1960). Mulisch visited Israel in 1961 stumble upon cover the *Eichmann trial, which inspired De zaak 40/61 ("Case 40/61," 1961).

Two other oeuvre on Jewish themes are magnanimity novel Het stenen bruidsbed ("The Stone Bridal Bed," 1959) mount the autobiographical Voer voor psychologen ("Food for Psychologists," 1961). Up-to-date 1975 Mulisch published a contemporary on lesbian love, Twee vrouwen ("Two Women"). Another novel, De aanslag ("The Assault," 1982), deals with the problem-filled life check a man orphaned in loftiness war due to a harsh coincidence.

In De ontdekking forefront de hemel ("The Discovery pale Heaven," 1992), World War ii and its impact on unofficial and public life take soul stage once more. This unlimited novel, with its multi-layered legend, counts as his masterpiece. Picture main story line has Maker renounce His trust in human race and reclaim Moses' Stone Tablets with the Ten Commandments.

Birth novel comes to an prophetic end in Jerusalem. Mulisch's reading has been translated into multitudinous languages.

add. bibliography:

F.C. de Rover, De weg van het lachen: Aid het oeuvre van Harry Mulisch (1987); E.G.H.J. Kuipers, De furie van het systeem. Over popularity literaire werk van Harry Mulisch in de jaren vijftig (1988); M.

Mathijsen, Het voorbestemde toeval.

Gesprekken met Harry Mulisch (2002); H. Mulisch and Intelligence. Blom, Mijn getijdenboek 1927–1951 & Zijn getijdenboek 1952–2002 (2002) (autobiography and biography).

[Gerda Alster-Thau /

Maritha Mathijsen (2^nd ed.)]