Amsterdam: A Traveler's Literary CompanionTravel to one of the most dynamic cities in the world in the company of its finest writers. The stories in this volume will take you on a personal odyssey through the city's rich past to its dynamic present. Arranged by the areas of Amsterdam they illuminate, these stories offer up a rich literary banquet to the traveler who wishes to experience the character and soul of this great city. Join better-known Dutch writers such as Harry Mulisch and Cees Nooteboom, along with those whose writing appears in English here for the first time, as they lead you along the canals, through the neighborhoods, and from the past to the present in this rare collection of twentieth-century Dutch literature. Contributors include Cees Nooteboom, J.J. Voskuil, Simon Carmiggelt, J. Bernlef, Martin Bril, Remco Campert, Marion Bloem, Maarten 't Hart, Geert Mak, Hermine Landvreugd, Gerrit Komrij, Bas Heijne, Lizzy Sara May, Gerard Reve, Marga Minco, Harry Mulisch, and Hafid Bouazza. |
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Tony had hung on the walls of his studio the paintings he had done in the last few months as well as some old work . It wasn't well hung , but anyone who knew about art would be able to see beyond that . De Goor was accompanied by a ...
Tony had hung on the walls of his studio the paintings he had done in the last few months as well as some old work . It wasn't well hung , but anyone who knew about art would be able to see beyond that . De Goor was accompanied by a ...
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A few days later Nico came to photograph the paintings for the catalogue . He brought a contract with him : Tony had to describe all the paintings and give them titles . Titles ? He'd never thought about that . “ Do I have to ?
A few days later Nico came to photograph the paintings for the catalogue . He brought a contract with him : Tony had to describe all the paintings and give them titles . Titles ? He'd never thought about that . “ Do I have to ?
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a On the last day of the exhibition he hired a van to collect the paintings and boxes of catalogues from the Jak Gallery . Nico had put all his paintings in the office and was busy hanging Corneille's lithos . Still , he'd find time for ...
a On the last day of the exhibition he hired a van to collect the paintings and boxes of catalogues from the Jak Gallery . Nico had put all his paintings in the office and was busy hanging Corneille's lithos . Still , he'd find time for ...
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J J Voskuil Sunday Morning | 9 |
Martin Bril Café Walem | 40 |
JORDAAN | 80 |
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