Villa des Roses (original 1913; edition 1991)

by Willem Elsschot

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Title:	Villa des Roses
Authors:	Willem Elsschot
Info:	Amsterdam Querido 1991
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Villa des Roses by Willem Elsschot (1913)

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I suppose it was a good book in its time but now it's a bit of a naïve story. Easy read but noting special. (

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HendrikSteyaert | Jun 15, 2011 |

Good story but a little bit dated now (1913). Customs, habits and social interaction depicted in a pretty ironic way, not avoiding great taboos of that period. Nice. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Willem Elsschot	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Rousseeuw, Boris	Afterword	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Villa des Roses

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1913

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Mr. en Mevr. Brulot

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Parijs, Île-de-France, Frankrijk

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Staatsprijs ter bekroning van een schrijverscarrière (1960)

Nederlandse literaire canon in honderd en enige werken, 2002 (54)

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In dankbare opdracht aan Mej. Anna Christina van der Tak mijn trouwe vriendin

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De "Villa des Roses", waarin het echtpaar Brulot te eten gaf en kamers verhuurde, stond in de rue d'Armaillé, een straat van weinig aanzien in het overigens breed aangelegde "Quartier des ternes".

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Carmiggelt, Simon

Reve, Karel van het

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Volledig werk van Willem Elsschot (1)

Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics

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A tragi-comedy of manners acted out almost entirely within the walls of a small pension or boarding house in late 19th century Paris, which is run by an appalling Dutch couple. The novel consists of a series of cameo scenes that are both funny and cruel.

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