De edelman / Belle van Zuylen ; Volg je eigen weg / Nelleke Noordervliet (edition 2013)

by Belle Van Zuylen, Nelleke Noordervliet, Kees Van Strien

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Title:	De edelman / Belle van Zuylen ; Volg je eigen weg / Nelleke Noordervliet
Authors:	Belle Van Zuylen
Other authors:	Nelleke Noordervliet, Kees Van Strien
Info:	Amsterdam Van Oorschot 2013
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De edelman by Belle Van Zuylen

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Isabelle de Charrière (1740 – 1805), in the Netherlands better known as Belle van Zuylen published her first novella or short novel in 1763. The publication was deemed scandalous so her parents tried to buy up and destroy all copies. In many ways, the small book expresses the rebellious ideas of its author.

The short novel was a satire against the nobility and proposed free marriage. As such it was considered unacceptable.

It is a good thing this early work was re-translated from its original French and made available in a new edition, together with an essay on this work and a long afterword, both reflecting on the significance of this work, and its place in the oevre of its author. (

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