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The Hidden Force

by Louis Couperus ...

Narrated by Machteld Van der Gaag ...

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In the lush, oppressive heat of colonial Java, nothing is as it seems. Behind the polished rituals of Dutch colonial life, a quiet unraveling begins. Governor Van Oudijck believes in order, reason, and control. But something else, something older and more powerful, is working against him.As social tensions rise and his family begins to fall apart, Van Oudijck finds himself at odds not just with ... Read more

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In the lush, oppressive heat of colonial Java, nothing is as it seems. Behind the polished rituals of Dutch colonial life, a quiet unraveling begins. Governor Van Oudijck believes in order, reason, and control. But something else, something older and more powerful, is working against him.As social tensions rise and his family begins to fall apart, Van Oudijck finds himself at odds not just with
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Majesty

by Louis Couperus ...

Dutch writer Louis Couperus's classic novel about royalty threatened with anarchism. ... Read more

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Dutch writer Louis Couperus's classic novel about royalty threatened with anarchism.
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The Hidden Force

A Story of Modern Java

by Louis Couperus ...

The "Hidden Force" is a 1900 novel by the Dutch writer Louis Couperus. The story is set at the end of the nineteenth century and concerns the cultural gap between East and West,between the Netherlands and their colony on Java.The Dutch colonists, who rule Java, realize that the island maintains its own natural order by way of a hidden force, "goena goena", a term denoting magic as well as depths ... Read more

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The "Hidden Force" is a 1900 novel by the Dutch writer Louis Couperus. The story is set at the end of the nineteenth century and concerns the cultural gap between East and West,between the Netherlands and their colony on Java.The Dutch colonists, who rule Java, realize that the island maintains its own natural order by way of a hidden force, "goena goena", a term denoting magic as well as depths
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Eline Vere

by Louis Couperus ...

Translated by Ina Rilke ...

Louis Couperus was catapulted to prominence in 1889 with Eline Vere, a psychological masterpiece inspired by Flaubert and Tolstoy. Eline Vere is a young heiress: dreamy, impulsive, and subject to bleak moods. Though beloved among her large coterie of friends and relations, there are whispers that she is an eccentric: she has been known to wander alone in the park as well indulge in long, lazy ... Read more

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Louis Couperus was catapulted to prominence in 1889 with Eline Vere, a psychological masterpiece inspired by Flaubert and Tolstoy. Eline Vere is a young heiress: dreamy, impulsive, and subject to bleak moods. Though beloved among her large coterie of friends and relations, there are whispers that she is an eccentric: she has been known to wander alone in the park as well indulge in long, lazy
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The Hidden Force: A Story of Modern Java

by Louis Couperus ...

The full moon wore the hue of tragedy that evening. It had risen early, during the last glimmer of daylight, in the semblance of a huge, blood-red ball, and, flaming like a sunset low down behind the tamarind-trees in the Lange Laan, it was ascending, slowly divesting itself of its tragic complexion, in a pallid sky. A deathly stillness lay over all things like a veil, as though, after the long ... Read more

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The full moon wore the hue of tragedy that evening. It had risen early, during the last glimmer of daylight, in the semblance of a huge, blood-red ball, and, flaming like a sunset low down behind the tamarind-trees in the Lange Laan, it was ascending, slowly divesting itself of its tragic complexion, in a pallid sky. A deathly stillness lay over all things like a veil, as though, after the long
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The Forgotten Authors - Volume 3: Louis Couperus to Ricardo Fernandez Garcia

by Louis Couperus, Ethel Dell, Ricardo Fernandez Garcia ...

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Read more

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Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.
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The Hidden Force (Translated) (Annotated)

Scandal, empire, and the occult in colonial Java

by Louis Couperus ...

Translated by Miles Underhay ...

This edition includes:• New English translation• Critical introduction• 139 editor's notesA colonial empire can be run on reports, irrigation ditches and promotion lists — until the night something invisible spits on a woman's bare skin, and no one can prove it, file it or punish it. That is the predicament of Resident Otto van Oudijck, and it is the engine of one of the strangest, most gripping ... Read more

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This edition includes:• New English translation• Critical introduction• 139 editor's notesA colonial empire can be run on reports, irrigation ditches and promotion lists — until the night something invisible spits on a woman's bare skin, and no one can prove it, file it or punish it. That is the predicament of Resident Otto van Oudijck, and it is the engine of one of the strangest, most gripping
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The Tour: A Story of Ancient Egypt

by Louis Couperus ...

Love and Desire: The novel explores various forms of love and desire, from romantic and passionate to selfish and ambitious. The characters' relationships and emotional struggles are central to the narrative.Power and Ambition: The pursuit of power and its impact on individuals and society is a recurring theme. The characters' ambitions drive much of the plot and lead to significant conflicts and ... Read more

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Love and Desire: The novel explores various forms of love and desire, from romantic and passionate to selfish and ambitious. The characters' relationships and emotional struggles are central to the narrative.Power and Ambition: The pursuit of power and its impact on individuals and society is a recurring theme. The characters' ambitions drive much of the plot and lead to significant conflicts and
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Old People and the Things That Pass

by Louis Couperus ...

Steyn's deep bass voice was heard in the passage: "Come, Jack, come along, dog! Are you coming with your master?" The terrier gave a loud, glad bark and came rushing madly down the stairs, till he seemed to be tumbling over his own paws. "Oh, that voice of Steyn's!" Ottilie hissed between her teeth angrily and turned a number of pages of her novel. Charles Pauws glanced at her quietly, with his ... Read more

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Steyn's deep bass voice was heard in the passage: "Come, Jack, come along, dog! Are you coming with your master?" The terrier gave a loud, glad bark and came rushing madly down the stairs, till he seemed to be tumbling over his own paws. "Oh, that voice of Steyn's!" Ottilie hissed between her teeth angrily and turned a number of pages of her novel. Charles Pauws glanced at her quietly, with his
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Ecstasy, A Study of Happiness: A Novel

by Louis Couperus ...

The novel revolves around the life of the protagonist, Cecile van Even, a young woman who is married to a wealthy but emotionally distant man, George Otten. Cecile finds herself dissatisfied with her marriage and yearns for passion and fulfillment. She becomes infatuated with a charismatic young man named Vincent Vere, who introduces her to a world of sensuality and emotional intensity that she ... Read more

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The novel revolves around the life of the protagonist, Cecile van Even, a young woman who is married to a wealthy but emotionally distant man, George Otten. Cecile finds herself dissatisfied with her marriage and yearns for passion and fulfillment. She becomes infatuated with a charismatic young man named Vincent Vere, who introduces her to a world of sensuality and emotional intensity that she
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Old People and the Things That Pass

by Louis Couperus ...

The novel centers on the lives of elderly characters and explores their reflections on their pasts, their present circumstances, and their interactions with the world around them. It portrays the experiences of aging and the sense of nostalgia and resignation that accompanies it."Old People and the Things That Pass" is structured around the lives of its elderly characters, capturing their inner ... Read more

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The novel centers on the lives of elderly characters and explores their reflections on their pasts, their present circumstances, and their interactions with the world around them. It portrays the experiences of aging and the sense of nostalgia and resignation that accompanies it."Old People and the Things That Pass" is structured around the lives of its elderly characters, capturing their inner
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The Later Life

by Louis Couperus ...

A reflective and emotionally nuanced novel by Louis Couperus, The Later Life explores the quiet unfolding of experience, memory, and personal reckoning in the mature stages of existence. Through elegant prose and careful psychological observation, the narrative follows individuals who find themselves confronting the accumulated weight of past choices and the shifting meaning of identity over time. ... Read more

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A reflective and emotionally nuanced novel by Louis Couperus, The Later Life explores the quiet unfolding of experience, memory, and personal reckoning in the mature stages of existence. Through elegant prose and careful psychological observation, the narrative follows individuals who find themselves confronting the accumulated weight of past choices and the shifting meaning of identity over time.
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