Author: | Louis Couperus | ISBN: | 9781908968548 |
Publisher: | Steerforth Press | Publication: | January 29, 2013 |
Imprint: | Pushkin Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Louis Couperus |
ISBN: | 9781908968548 |
Publisher: | Steerforth Press |
Publication: | January 29, 2013 |
Imprint: | Pushkin Press |
Language: | English |
This is one of Couperus's most powerful novels. A brilliant observer of fin-de-siècle Dutch society, his works are characterised by perfect characterisation, exquisite description and a mordant wit, which brought comparisons to Oscar Wilde.
This is one of Couperus's most powerful novels. A brilliant observer of fin-de-siècle Dutch society, his works are characterised by perfect characterisation, exquisite description and a mordant wit, which brought comparisons to Oscar Wilde.