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
Gorter remained tenebrous, Hel�ne Swarth-Lapidoth still gorgeous; the others, with the exception of Couperus, showed symptoms of sinking into silence.
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)
Louis Couperus is a Dutch author, and he has written the most delightful work entitled “Psyche.”
From Psyche by Couperus, Louis
Perhaps it was bred in his bones, perhaps it was his mere desire for human knowledge that gave Couperus his penetration into the emotions which they of the blood were taught to conceal.
From Majesty A Novel by Couperus, Louis
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