Couperus
Americannoun
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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
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 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
Louis Couperus is a Dutch author, and he has written the most delightful work entitled “Psyche.”
From Psyche by Couperus, Louis
This story is translated from the Dutch of Louis Couperus, the foremost novelist in a country which has lately had the good sense to join the Berne Convention.
From Small Souls by Couperus, Louis
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