Het Woeden der Gehele Wereld
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| Author | Maarten 't Hart |
|---|---|
| Language | Dutch |
| Publisher | De Arbeiderspers |
Publication date | September 1, 1993 |
| ISBN | 9789029520317 |
Het Woeden der Gehele Wereld (transl. The Rage of the Universe) is a 1993 Dutch novel by Maarten 't Hart.[1] The title is derived from the text of the poem Au bord de l'eau by Sully Prudhomme, set to music by Gabriel Fauré. It is about the coming of age of Alex Goudveyl, who is bullied by other children and protected by Vroombout, and about a murder that took place some ten years after the time of the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II.[citation needed]
It is the basis of a Dutch 2006 film, Het Woeden der Gehele Wereld, directed by Guido Pieters, and produced by Rob Houwer.[citation needed]
Comments by the author
[edit]Maarten 't Hart has commented that the film is quite different from the book. He is fine with the film, but, apart from the fact that it was based on his book, he was not and did not want to be involved in it. He especially likes how Inspector Douvetrap and his son with Down syndrome are depicted, just as described in the book.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Staal, Arie (1995). "Dutch -- Het woeden der gehele wereld by Maarten 't Hart". World Literature Today. 69 (1): 157. doi:10.2307/40150988. JSTOR 40150988. ProQuest 209415317 – via ProQuest.
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