The evenings gerard reve

A winters tale the postwar masterpiece 01 by gerard reve isbn. This book is one of the most famous dutch novels and a certain read for high school students. The prayers of a superfluous man the evenings is appearing in english translation, and american and british readers are finally getting a chance to read gerard reve s book, lauded as the greatest dutch novel. Translated from its original dutch to english for the first time since its 1946 publication, the evenings is the story of frits, a young office worker who lives, not altogether happily it seems, with his parents.

Lydia davis unlike john williams, gerard reves work was critically acclaimed and sold exceptionally well during his lifetime. Each chapter is an attempt to savor one idea that has been discovered by several of the worlds civilizations to question it in light of what we now know from scientific research, and to extract from it the lessons that still apply to our modern lives and illuminate the causes of human flourishing. The evenings by gerard reve pushkin press 9781782273011. Buy this book frits van egters, the hero of this story, spends the last 10. Halfway through the evenings there comes a scene that captures the dark heart of the dutch author gerard reves 1947 novel. Frits van egters, the 23yearold nihilist at the centre of this story. This is the first english translation, published in january 2017, of the famous dutch novel. Jan 30, 2017 when it was published in 1947, gerard reves the evenings was considered shocking for its portrayal of youth in a postwar netherlands. This is the story of ten evenings in fritss life at the end of december, as he drinks, smokes, sees friends, aimlessly wanders the.

Oct 22, 2016 it is a novel lauded in the netherlands as a modern classic, while its author is a literary titan. The evenings became a cult novel in the netherlands, with a strong following of fans who enjoyed the droll humour of reves language and liked to quote typical frits van egters phrases to each other. If the evenings had appeared in english in the 1950s, it would have become every bit as much a classic ason the road and the catcher in the rye. Oscar van gelderen, the dutch publisher who rediscovered john williams stoner gerard reves sardonic classic the evenings is finally translated into english culturetrip this book, an important classic in the netherlands and long, long overdue in english, is as funny as it is peculiar. The evenings by gerard reve pushkin press 9781782271789. Reve is a writer who may yet catch on in the anglophone world lydia davis, winner of the man booker international prize gerard reve 19232006 is considered one of the greatest postwar dutch authors, and was also the first openly gay writer in the countrys history. Dec 21, 2018 the evenings became a cult novel in the netherlands, with a strong following of fans who enjoyed the droll humour of reves language and liked to quote typical frits van egters phrases to each other. But british readers are unlikely to have heard of the evenings or gerard reve nearly 70 years. The evenings is not a novel in which much happens not much of note, anyway and the characters are not particularly sympathetic. The evenings gerard reve sam garrett download free ebook. Jan 31, 2017 reve really deserves more attention in the anglophone world. Jan 31, 2017 about the author gerard reve 19232006 is considered one of the greatest postwar dutch authors, and was also the first openly gay writer in the countrys history. Now beloved in its home country, the novel is arriving.

The evenings by gerard reve overdrive rakuten overdrive. Buy the evenings by gerard reve, sam garrett from waterstones today. His mind is plagued by disturbing images of death and destruction, mental fixations that he regularly. The society of dutch literature voted it the greatest dutch novel of all time and some 59 years after its first appearance it is making its debut in its first english translation. True to his name, gerard reve fills his 1947 debut novel the evenings with a series of dreams, nightmares, and daydreams fantasies that have as much to do with the nazi. The cover description of gerard reves the evenings proclaims the most exhilarating novel about boredom ever written. But, just like stoner, the evenings is brilliantly written, and has a maximum impact on the readers soul. The prayers of a superfluous man the evenings is appearing in english translation, and american and british readers are finally getting a chance to read gerard reves book, lauded as the greatest dutch novel. Attitude if the evenings had appeared in english in the 1950s, it would have become every bit as much a classic as on the road and the catcher in the rye. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Gerard reves debut novel the evenings translated by sam garrett was first published in 1947 and takes place at the end of the preceding year.

Jan 22, 2017 the novel being praised, gerard reves the evenings, was originally published in 1947. There is no great arc of growth or adventure, either and yet it is a nearperfect novel, an astonishingly accomplished work for such a young writer, who captures a time of life, and in history. In the evenings, reve created his own unique style of ironic humour, which became known as revian irony. A complicated and controversial character, reve is also hugely popular and critically acclaimed his 1947 debut the evenings was chosen as one of the nations 10 favourite books by the readers of a leading dutch newspaper while. A complicated and controversial character, reve is also hugely popular and critically acclaimed his 1947 debut the evenings was chosen as one of the nations 10 favourite books by the readers of a leading dutch. A winters tale, we spend ten days and nights at the end of 1946 with 23yearold frits as he picks up and drops books and newspapers, and walks circuits of. Jan 10, 2017 gerard reves debut novel the evenings translated by sam garrett was first published in 1947 and takes place at the end of the preceding year. The first english translation of a postwar masterpiece i work in an office. Once i have taken them out, i put them back in again. About the author gerard reve 19232006 is considered one of the greatest postwar dutch authors, and was also the first openly gay writer in the countrys history.

Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Gerard reve 19232006 is considered one of the greatest postwar dutch authors, and was also the first openly gay writer in the countrys history. Set during the last ten dark days of 1946, the story. Nov 09, 2016 gerard kornelis van het reve was born in amsterdam in 1923 and published the evenings. True to his name, gerard reve fills his 1947 debut novel the evenings with a series of dreams, nightmares, and daydreams.

Now, almost 70 years later, it appears in english, although not as a lostandfound masterpiece but a. A complicated and controversial character, reve is also hugely popular and critically acclaimed h. The evenings by gerard reve has been hailed as a postwar masterpiece and the best dutch novel of all time but has only recently been translated by sam garrett and published in the uk for the first time by pushkin press late last year, nearly seven decades after it. A winters tale the novel describes ten evenings out of the life of the 23yearold office clerk frits van egters living in amsterdam. The novel being praised, gerard reves the evenings, was originally published in 1947. Observer a meursaultinwaiting, a blank holden caulfield, a precursor to the kid in iain banks the wasp factory. Jan 31, 2017 oscar van gelderen, the dutch publisher who rediscovered john williams stoner gerard reve s sardonic classic the evenings is finally translated into english culturetrip this book, an important classic in the netherlands and long, long overdue in english, is as funny as it is peculiar.

It is a novel lauded in the netherlands as a modern classic, while its author is a literary titan. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The evenings by gerard reve a little blog of books. Reve really deserves more attention in the anglophone world. Theyre the ones where you get up buzzing with plans to make the most of the day. The evenings by gerard reve 2016 gerard reves debut novel follows the downtrodden frits as he wanders aimlessly through amsterdams gloomy streets. But the evening can still make up for a great deal. Herman koch, author of the dinner unlike john williams, gerard reves work was critically acclaimed and sold exceptionally well during his lifetime.

A masterful depiction of boredom the evenings by gerard reve. The book describes the life of frits van egters, a twentythreeyearold bachelor living with his parents. Oct 18, 2016 the evenings gerard reve pushkin 2016 i was really looking forward to this book. Gerard reves the evenings was first published in the authors native netherlands in 1947. A winters tale in 1947, shortly before his 24th birthday. Gerard kornelis van het reve was born in amsterdam in 1923 and published the evenings. But you cant get going until youve had breakfast and at least one cup of teacoffee, and a thorough read of the newspaper. On 1 november 1947, gerard reve published what was to become one of the classics of dutch literature. There is no great arc of growth or adventure, either and yet it is a nearperfect novel, an astonishingly accomplished work for such a young writer, who captures a time. But englishlanguage readers are only now getting a chance to judge this dutch classic for themselves. In the evenings, reve created his own unique style of ironic humour, which became known as. He started writing as simon van het reve and adopted the shorter gerard reve e.

The evenings by gerard reve, sam garrett waterstones. His subject matter was occasionally controversial, treating such topics as homosexuality and sadism. The book published under reve s original penname, simon van het reve. Although reve invented a fanciful background for himself as the dutchborn child of balticrussian refugees, he was in.

Gerard reve, dutch writer noted for his virtuoso style and sardonic humour. Gerard kornelis van het reve 14 december 1923 8 april 2006 was a dutch writer. Gerard reves sardonic classic the evenings is finally translated into english. A winters tale kindle edition by reve, gerard, garrett, sam. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the evenings. Culturetrip an understated novel thats funny, bizarre and yet emotionally renewing.

Nov 04, 2017 the evenings by gerard reve has been hailed as a postwar masterpiece and the best dutch novel of all time but has only recently been translated by sam garrett and published in the uk for the first time by pushkin press late last year, nearly seven decades after it was first printed in the netherlands. Gerard reves dutch classic the evenings finally has an. Gerard reve 19232006 was one of the defining writers of the twentieth century. The evenings by gerard reve is considered a classic of dutch literature but was only recently translated into english by sam garrett in this handsome 2017 edition by. Oscar van gelderen, the dutch publisher who rediscovered john williams stoner gerard reve s sardonic classic the evenings is finally translated into english culturetrip this book, an important classic in the netherlands and long, long overdue in english, is as funny as it is peculiar.

The evenings by gerard reve posted by karoly molina on mar 15, 2017 in literature this months pick for dutch literature was the evenings by gerard reve. Dutch to share their dark masterpiece, 70 years on books. I warmly recommend gerard reve s hilariously gloomy the evenings i see it as a dutch version of kafkas metamorphosis. Click to read more about the evenings by gerard reve. Herman koch, author of the dinner unlike john williams, gerard reve s work was critically acclaimed and sold exceptionally well during his lifetime. The book published under reves original penname, simon van het reve. When it was published in 1947, gerard reves the evenings was considered shocking for its portrayal of youth in a postwar netherlands. The evenings gerard reve pushkin 2016 i was really looking forward to this book. The evenings by gerard reve outsiders and misfits blog. The evenings by gerard reve focuses on something weve all experienced wasted days.