Liefdeleven
by Marcellus Emants
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Someone said somewhere that Emants writes rather scientific and perhaps even cold, and Liefdeleven (1916) by Marcellus Emants (1848-1923) reminds me indeed a bit of a scientific study. Emants is known to write about actual persons and situations, and it is generally thought that Liefdeleven is about his third marriage (1904) with a German actress (the name of the main character “Christiaan Duyts” - Duyts meaning “German” in dutch- seems to support this).
The book is written from a male perspective which gives it a perhaps interesting one-view-only look upon the problems that arise in the book.
The story starts quietly like a man-meets-woman story but as it progresses it becomes more naturalistic to an extend that it even gets hard show more to be confronted by many of the conversations/discussions in this part of the book. This confrontation makes that one wonders how it all will end.
I actually don't think the book really is about how bad it is to be married, or how hard it can be when you meet the wrong person. I think the book is about the reality of life. show less
The book is written from a male perspective which gives it a perhaps interesting one-view-only look upon the problems that arise in the book.
The story starts quietly like a man-meets-woman story but as it progresses it becomes more naturalistic to an extend that it even gets hard show more to be confronted by many of the conversations/discussions in this part of the book. This confrontation makes that one wonders how it all will end.
I actually don't think the book really is about how bad it is to be married, or how hard it can be when you meet the wrong person. I think the book is about the reality of life. show less
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First published in 1916
68 works; 4 members
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Emants's A Posthumous Confession, his best-known novel, is the first-person account of a social misfit who murders his wife. In spite of Emants's awkward style, it created a sensation when it appeared in 1894. To the author's dismay, the public tended to identify him with the protagonist. Emants's work frequently serves to demonstrate the Dutch show more involvement in naturalism. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1916
- People/Characters
- Christiaan Duyts; Dokter Diepe; Dokter Giers
- Important places
- The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands; The Netherlands; South Holland, Netherlands
- First words
- Nadat Christiaan 't hem verteld had, bleef Diepe lang zwijgend voor zich uit staren, zijn zwaar-zwart behaarde kin gesteund in de omgrijpende witte vingers, het magere rechterbeen dwars over het linker heengelegd.
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- 34
- Popularity
- 834,200
- Reviews
- 1
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- (4.00)
- Languages
- Dutch, English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 1
