Woutertje Pieterse
by Multatuli
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"Woutertje Pieterse" (or The History of Walter Pieterse) by Multatuli was his second novel and published posthumously in 1890. It is also the most famous work by the author after "Max Havelaar". The history of Wouter Pieterse appeared as fragments in the Ideas , which also forms an organic whole with it. The story is about a dreamy and poetic msterdam boy, Wouter Pieterse, who grows up in a middle-class environment in the French period . The philistinism of his surroundings and curiosity of show more Wouter often come into conflict, and forms the main theme of the book.Eduard Douwes Dekker (2 March 1820 - 19 February 1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli (from Latin multa tuli, "I have suffered much"), was a Dutch writer famous for his satirical novel, Max Havelaar (1860), which denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies (today's Indonesia). show lessTags
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The best book in Dutch literature ever. A novel about a young boy growing up in a world full of hypocrisy which doesn't appreciate his open and honest curiosity. I named my son after Woutertje Pieterse.
Stukgelezen vanaf mijn veertiende.
Oct 10, 2009Dutch
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Multatuli is the most important Netherlandic novelist of the nineteenth century. His best-known work is Max Havelaar (1860), which was based on his experiences as a government official in the Dutch East Indies. In it, he lambasts the colonial regime for its alleged exploitation and maltreatment of the native population. The book's documentary show more value is open to question, but in literary and aesthetic terms it was far ahead of its time. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Woutertje Pieterse
- Original title
- De geschiedenis van Woutertje Pieterse
- Original publication date
- 1862-1877
- First words*
- Het jaar weet ik niet.
- Quotations*
- Wieder muss ich hier die Bemerkung machen, dass absolute Erkenntnis nicht verboten ist, weil absolute Erkenntnis unmöglich ist. Das Leben ist ein Rätsel, sagt man. Richtig. Aber wenn das Rätsel gelöst wäre, würde es kei... (show all)n Rätsel und also das Leben kein Leben sein. Es würde nicht sein.
(Walther:) Was ist eigentlich ein elfenbeinerner Turm?
(Femke:) Na, das ist so 'ne Benennung für die Heilige Jungfrau.
Die holländische Nation beschäftigte sich in den Mussestunden, die übrigblieben nach Heringausnehmen und Käsemachen, vornehmlich mit dem Bändigen von Elementen. - Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Om 's hemels wil, we willen toch hopen dat Jansen niet van plan is die twee schepsels bij Stijntje te introduceren?
- Original language*
- Nederlands
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