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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a As Tony came out of the office he saw Mouse standing there , in animated conversation with a woman with bleached - blond hair pinned up . She was just putting her arm round Mouse's shoulder in a familiar gesture .
a As Tony came out of the office he saw Mouse standing there , in animated conversation with a woman with bleached - blond hair pinned up . She was just putting her arm round Mouse's shoulder in a familiar gesture .
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Well , ” I said , “ even before the show started I could tell that woman had taken uppers or something . ” “ How could you tell ? ” “ From the pupils of her eyes . They were dilated and didn't react at all to the studio lights .
Well , ” I said , “ even before the show started I could tell that woman had taken uppers or something . ” “ How could you tell ? ” “ From the pupils of her eyes . They were dilated and didn't react at all to the studio lights .
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A thin woman in a white apron waited on him . He slowly took out his wallet . He wanted to ask the woman something . She held out her hand . Suddenly he was having trouble sorting out his coins . Pretending he had something in his eyes ...
A thin woman in a white apron waited on him . He slowly took out his wallet . He wanted to ask the woman something . She held out her hand . Suddenly he was having trouble sorting out his coins . Pretending he had something in his eyes ...
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J J Voskuil Sunday Morning | 9 |
Martin Bril Café Walem | 40 |
JORDAAN | 80 |
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Amsterdam: A Traveler's Literary Companion Volumen7 de Traveler's literary companion |
| Editor | Manfred Wolf |
| Edición | ilustrada |
| Editor | Whereabouts Press, 2001 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 25 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 188351309X, 9781883513092 |
| Largo | 238 páginas |
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