''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 ' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by Mediahuis NRC. It is widely regarded as a newspaper of record in the country. History was first published on 1 October 1970 after a merger of the Amst ...

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 Lodewijk Paul Aalbrecht (Louis Paul) Boon (15 March 1912, in Aalst, Belgium, Aalst – 10 May 1979, in Erembodegem) was a Belgian writer of novels, poetry, pornography, columns and art criticism in Flemish dialects, Flemish. He was also a painter. ...

, Hugo Claus and

Willem Elsschot Alphonsus Josephus de Ridder (7 May 1882 – 31 May 1960) was a Belgian writer and poet who wrote under the pseudonym Willem Elsschot (). One of the most prominent Flemish authors, his most famous work, ''Cheese'' (1933) is the most translated F ...

. 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 nine novels. The works by Nescio are three novellas which have been published together. The list no longer contains Flemish (Belgian) authors.

The 10 books

Harry Mulisch Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch (; 29 July 192730 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 38 languages so far. Along with Willem Fre ...

, '' The Discovery of Heaven''; (1992) # Kader Abdolah, '' The House of the Mosque''; (2005) #

Multatuli Eduard Douwes Dekker (2 March 182019 February 1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli (from Latin ''multa tulī'', "I have suffered much"), was a Dutch writer best known for his satirical novel ''Max Havelaar'' (1860), which denounced the a ...

, ''

Max Havelaar ''Max Havelaar; or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company'' () is an 1860 novel by Multatuli (the pen name of Multatuli, Eduard Douwes Dekker), which played a key role in shaping and modifying Dutch Ethical Policy, Dutch colonial poli ...

''; (1860) # J. Bernlef, '; (1984) #

Willem Frederik Hermans Willem Frederik Hermans (; 1 September 192127 April 1995) was a Dutch author of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, as well as book-length studies, essays, and literary criticism. His most famous works are ''The House of Refuge'' (novella, 195 ...

, ''

The Darkroom of Damocles ''The Darkroom of Damocles'' () 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 is considered one of the greates ...

''; (1958) #

, ''

Beyond Sleep ''Beyond Sleep'' (, "Nevermore to Sleep") is a novel by the Dutch literature, Dutch writer Willem Frederik Hermans, published in February 1966 in literature, 1966. The protagonist, Dutch geologist Alfred Issendorf, has a geology dissertation in p ...

''; (1966) #

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 handen' ...

, '; (series; 1996 - 2000) # Nescio, ', ', '; (three novellas; 1911-1918) #

Gerard Reve Gerard Kornelis van het Reve (14 December 1923 – 8 April 2006) was a Dutch writer. He started writing as Simon Gerard van het Reve and adopted the shorter Gerard Reve in 1973. Together with Willem Frederik Hermans and Harry Mulisch, he i ...

, '' De avonden'' (''The evenings''); (1947) # Thomas Rosenboom, '' Publieke werken''; (1999)

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The 10 books

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