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by Maria Dermout Translated by Hans Koningsberger Original title: De tienduizend dingen
Maria Dermoût (1888-1961) was born and grew up on the Indonesian island of Java. Although she had been telling and writing stories all her life, she didn’t start publishing until she was in her sixties. Her two novels, (more...)
by Maria Dermout Translated by Hans Koningsberger Original title: Nog pas gisteren
In this novel we see the young Dutch girl Riek growing up as an only child on a plantation in Central Java, at a distance from her Dutch parents, and in intimate contact with the native servants — Oerip, Karto, Asi and Neng, Mangoen, Roos and Boeyoeng — and their culture of storytelling. (more...)
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