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Heren Van De Thee (1992)

by Hella S. Haasse(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

9021465256 (ISBN13: 9789021465258)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Querido

review 1: I had a hard time getting into this book, but once I did I enjoyed it. This is my first taste of Dutch literature. I learned a lot of Colonial history I did not know. Dutch colonialism in the East Indies (now Indonesia) is the setting for The Tea Lords. Rudolf Kerkhoven, a young rule follower from Holland, goes to the East Indies in the 1870's to join his Father's tea plantation. The author has a unique writing style. If you are interested in Colonial history this book is worth reading.
review 2: It's been a while since I read any "real" Dutch literature, but my memory that Hella Haasse writes very accessible novels still proved correct. The life of tea planter in the Dutch West-Indies Rudolf Kerkhoven, based on real letters and other documents, though impressi... moreve by the hardships he encounters, is not very mysterious or filled with big worldly events. The way Haasse depicts his character and his interactions with others, however, keeps you intrigued to read till the end. less

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