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Couperus

American  
[koo-pey-ruhs] / kuˈpeɪ rəs /

noun

  1. Louis 1863–1923, Dutch novelist.


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Set in the colonial East Indies, the book was written by Louis Couperus, whom van Hove compares to Thomas Mann.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 26, 2015

Louis Couperus was born on the 10th of June, 1863, at the Hague, where he spent the first ten years of his life.

From Footsteps of Fate by Couperus, Louis

The talent of Couperus is like a rich but simple tropical flower laden with colour and odour.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

Some months after I received a letter from Madam Couperus, offering to translate the English edition into Dutch.

From Vain Fortune by Moore, George (George Augustus)

The first member of the new Dutch school to be presented, in the following pages, to English readers, is Louis Marie Anne Couperus.

From Footsteps of Fate by Couperus, Louis

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