''NRCs Best Dutch novels is a list of the most popular Dutch-language novels as of 2007.
This list is based on an internet survey on books, carried out by the Dutch newspaper
NRC Handelsblad
''NRC'', previously called ''NRC Handelsblad'' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands.
History
''NRC Handelsblad'' was first published on 1 ...
in the beginning of 2007. The Dutch public originally voted for their best-loved books from a "long-list". The long-list also contained Flemish authors like
Louis Paul Boon,
Hugo Claus and
Willem Elsschot. From this, a "short-list" of ten books was drawn up for further voting. In March 2007 the final voting as shown below was presented on the Dutch national television.
The list comprises 9 novels. The works by Nescio are three novellas which have been published together. The list no longer contains Flemish (Belgian) authors.
The 10 books
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Harry Mulisch
Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch ( ; 29 July 1927 – 30 October 2010) was a Dutch writer. He wrote more than 80 novels, plays, essays, poems, and philosophical reflections. Mulisch's works have been translated into over thirty languages.
Along with W ...
, ''
The Discovery of Heaven''; (1992)
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Kader Abdolah
Hossein Sadjadi Ghaemmaghami Farahani ( fa, حسین سجادی قائممقامی فراهانی, better known by his pen name Kader Abdolah ( fa, قادر عبدالله, links=no) (Arak, 12 November 1954), is an Iranian-Dutch writer, poet ...
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The House of the Mosque
''The House of the Mosque'' ( nl, Het huis van de moskee) is a Dutch-language novel by Iranian writer Kader Abdolah, published in 2005.
The English language translation of ''The House of the Mosque'' was published in January 2010.
Plot
The book ...
''; (2005)
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Multatuli, ''
Max Havelaar''; (1860)
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J. Bernlef, '; (1984)
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Willem Frederik Hermans, ''
The Darkroom of Damocles
''The Darkroom of Damocles'' ( nl, De donkere kamer van Damokles) is a war novel by the Dutch writer Willem Frederik Hermans, published in 1958. An immediate success since it was first published, the novel has been printed in numerous editions and ...
''; (1958)
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Willem Frederik Hermans, ''
Beyond Sleep
''Beyond Sleep'' ( nl, Nooit meer slapen, "Nevermore to Sleep") is a novel by the Dutch writer Willem Frederik Hermans, published in February 1966. The protagonist, Dutch geologist Alfred Issendorf, has a geology dissertation in preparation, and ...
''; (1966)
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J. J. Voskuil
Johannes Jacobus Voskuil (1 July 1926, in The Hague – 1 May 2008, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch novelist known best for his epic novel ''Het Bureau''. In 1997 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novels '' Meneer Beerta'' and '' Vuile hande ...
, '; (series; 1996 - 2000)
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Nescio, ', ', '; (three novellas; 1911-1918)
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Gerard Reve, ''
De avonden'' (''The evenings''); (1947)
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Thomas Rosenboom, ''
Publieke werken''; (1999)
See also
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References
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NRC Handelsblad
''NRC'', previously called ''NRC Handelsblad'' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands.
History
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