VESTDIJK, SIMON

sēˈmûn vĕstˈdāyk, 1898–1971, Dutch writer. His nearly 100 books include 38 novels, over 20 volumes of poetry, and works on astrology, religion, and music. One of his best-known works, The Garden Where the Brass Band Played (1950, tr. 1965) is an eight-volume treatment of the life of Anton Wachter. Vestdijk was known for his psychoanalytical approach and his depiction of empty provincial lifestyles and tragic love affairs.

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History of the Low Countries
Book by J. C. H. Blom, E. Lamberts, James C. Kennedy; Berghahn Books, 1999
Subjects: Belgium--History, Netherlands--History
...Slauerhoff, J., 443 Slingelandt, Simon van, 203 Sluis, 95 , 110 , 145...Steenwijk, 153 Stein, 126 Stevin, Simon, 167 , 171 Sticht, 25 , 66 , 68...258 , 294 Verwey, Albert, 418 Vestdijk, Simon, 443 Veurne, 50 Veyt, Jacob...
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Resistance in Western Europe
Book by Bob Moore; Berg, 2000
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Underground Movements
...259 Verdun, 127 Verhoeyen, Etienne, 13 Vernichtungskrieg, 30 , 215 Verona, Congress of, 170 Verviers, 40 Vestdijk, Simon, 215 Veterman, Eduard, 201 Viannay, Philippe, 128 , 133 , 136 , 149 Vibert, Denis, 77 Vichy France, 36...
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Images of Poe's Works: A Comprehensive Descriptive Catalogue of Illustrations
Book by Burton R. Pollin; Greenwood Press, 1989
Subjects: American Fiction--Film And Video Adaptations--Catalogs, Poe, Edgar Allan--1809-1849--Bibliography, Poe, Edgar Allan--1809-1849--Film And Video Adaptations--Catalogs
...Gruwelijke verhalen . S: Eerie tales. P: Amsterdam: Contact. V: 330 p. Y: 1977. E: Intro. 7-22 by Simon Vestdijk . T: Simon Vestdijk. I: Koos Van Oostrom for cover art: crude picture in color of ape and two women. G: 1 W: RM 890...
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Languages of the Himalayas: An Ethnolinguistic Handbook of the Greater Himalayan Region - Vol. 1
Book by George Van Driem; Brill, 2001
Subjects: Austronesian Languages--History, Ethnology--Himalaya Mountains Region, Himalaya Mountains Region--Languages, Indo-Aryan Languages, Modern--History, Indo-European Languages--History, Tibeto-Burman Languages--History
...height of the Second World War, Simon Vestdijk predicted a future in which Christianity...lead to a unified global culture. Vestdijk hoped that Christianity would die...Buddhism, a religion which for Vestdijk held a veritably grandiose allure...
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International Dictionary of Literary Awards
Book by Jane Clapp; Scarecrow Press, 1963
Subjects: Literary Prizes, Literature--Competitions
...000 fl . All commissioned works except 1946 1946 Simon Vestdijk. Pastorale 1943 1947 Doia de Jong. En de akker is...spoor teruq 1956 Anna Biaman. Op leven en dood 1960 Simon Vestdijk. De Ziener NoVella 1.000 and recently 1.500 or...
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journal articles on: Vestdijk Simon  - 3 results

 
 
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Postwar Dutch Fiction in English Translation since 1980: A Checklist
Journal article by Theo Hermans; The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 14, 1994
Subjects: Dutch literature--Bibliography, Translations--Bibliography
...is diefstal," from Eetlezen, 1987.) Carmiggelt, Simon. "Back." Trans. Patrick McGivern. In Nice People...1986. (Het gevaar, 1960. De vijand, 1962.) Vestdijk, Simon. "Fantoches." Trans. Jane Fenoulhet, Theo Hermans...
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Toooot! Vroooom! the Urban Soundscape in Indonesia
Journal article by Freek Colombijn; SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Vol. 22, 2007
Subjects: Metropolitan areas--Research, Modernization--Influence, Noise pollution--Control, Noise pollution--Social aspects
...a car passing a park. Incidentally, anecdotal support for this finding is provided by the famous Dutch novelist Simon Vestdijk, who allegedly switched on the vacuum cleaner when he wrote, in order not to be disturbed by other sounds. If Lavandier...
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Quinze Ans De Recherches Valeryennes Bibliographie 1989-2004
Journal article by Pascal Michelucci; The Romanic Review, Vol. 95, 2004
Subjects: French poetry--Bibliography, French poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Valery, Paul--Bibliography, Valery, Paul--Criticism and interpretation
...Le cimetiere marin by Paul Valery". Simon Fraser University Canada, 2000. Carie...Valery, varia: melanges a la memoire de Simon Lantieri. Paris: LHarmattan, 2001...De kunst van het zwijgen: Valery bij Vestdijk", Spektator. Tijdschrift voor Neerlandistiek...


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encyclopedia articles on: Vestdijk Simon  - 2 results

 
 
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Vestdijk, Simon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
VESTDIJK, SIMON se mun vest dayk, 1898 1971, Dutch writer. His nearly 100 books include...1965) is an eight-volume treatment of the life of Anton Wachter. Vestdijk was known for his psychoanalytical approach and his depiction of empty...
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Dutch and Flemish Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...century Dutch literature. After the 1940s, the psychological novel came to typify Flemish literature. The physician Simon Vestdijk , perhaps the greatest Dutch writer of the 20th cent., wrote psychological novels that revealed the influence of...


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