
Late Leven
'Late Leven' Summary
Louis Couperus's Late Leven is a rich and nuanced novel that offers a glimpse into the complex world of the Dutch aristocracy in the late 19th century. The novel explores the themes of love, marriage, betrayal, and loss, and offers a scathing critique of the social conventions of the time. Couperus's writing is both beautiful and insightful, and his characters are both complex and relatable. Late Leven is a must-read for anyone interested in the Dutch Golden Age or in the works of Louis Couperus.Book Details
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Louis Couperus
Netherlands
Louis Marie-Anne Couperus was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psychological and historical novels, novellas, short stori...
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