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
The dead weight of inheritance, always a psychological fascination for Couperus, becomes doubly fascinating when one generation after another inherits an undwindling legacy of divine, ironic whim.
From Majesty A Novel by Couperus, Louis
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)
Another writer, of a totally different class, resembling Couperus only in his defiance of the ruling system of aesthetics, is the prominent Ultramontane politician and bishop, E.J.A.M.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
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
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