[Gerard Reve; Sam Garrett] -- "In Werther Nieland, young Elmer longs to make friends and tries to control the world around him by forming secret clubs, of which he is always the president.

From the author of the hit The Evenings – two classic novellas that are considered among Gerard Reve’s best work Young Elmer longs to make friends and tries to control the world around him by forming secret clubs, of which he is always the president. Both are told from a boy’s perspective. Posted by Dave Lancaster on November 24, 2018. “Werther Nieland” is the name of a “pale, sallow-skinned boy” who first meets Elmer at the home of Elmer’s developmentally disabled neighbor. From the author of the hit The Evenings - two classic novellas that are considered among Gerard Reve's best work There will be a club. 90) ¹ (from 06/09/2019) 1.

In "Werther Nieland," the first, Elmer, is by any standard, a rather peculiar child. First published in the Netherlands in 1949 and 1950; published in translation by Pushkin Press on March 12, 2019 Childhood collects two novellas that were published a few years after World War II. In these two haunting novellas from the acclaimed author of The Evenings, the world of childhood, in all its magic and strangeness, darkness and cruelty, is evoked with piercing wit and dreamlike intensity.

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‘Childhood’ is a collection of two novellas by the great Dutch author Gerard Reve. Get this from a library! Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for in-store purchase. $14.95. Childhood: Two Novellas. Important messages have been sent already. Childhood : two novellas.

Two novellas considered among }The Evenings{ author Reve's best work. If … From the author of the hit The Evenings - two classic novellas that are considered among Gerard Reve's best work There will be a club. I didn’t know what to expect going into this but it fits my goal of reading more translated works so I thought I’d give it a go.

*FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Title: Childhood: Two Novellas Format: Hardcover Product dimensions: 128 pages, 8.1 X 5.37 X 0.66 in Shipping dimensions: 128 pages, 8.1 X 5.37 X 0.66 in Published: March 12, 2019 Publisher: Steerforth Press Language: English. Hardcover.

The first novella was around 100 pages and almost felt like non-fiction. (This is a kind way of putting it.)

From the author of the hit The Evenings - two classic novellas that are considered among Gerard Reves best workYoung Elmer longs to make friends and tries to control the world around him by forming secret clubs, of which he is always the president.

Childhood: Two Novellas: Gerard Reve, Sam Garrett: 9781782274582: Literature: Amazon Canada Skip to … Appropriate for ages: All ages. }The Fall Of The Boslowitz Family{ presents a family's downfall through the eyes of a friend of one of the children Leverbaar. gerard reve . ISBN - 13: 9781782274582. Childhood: Two Novellas 160. by Gerard Reve, Sam Garret (Translator) | Editorial Reviews. Gerard Reve : Childhood - Two Novellas . When he invites Werther to become a member, a game of attraction and repulsion begins. The two stories, ‘Werther Nieland’ and ‘The Fall of the Boslowits Family’ are stories about the dark side of childhood before and during the Second World War. In two novellas in "Childhood," Gerard Reve examines that period from the perspective of two narrators.

Paperback. € 16,25. Childhood: Two Novellas - Gerard Reve, Sam Garrett - ISBN: 9781782274582. I feel like I’ve surfaced from Childhood like it was all a dream – intense in the moment and soothing upon the refrain but with a dose of the surreal skewing my senses somewhere along the way.

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