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Indlæser... Vergeelde portretten : uit een Indisch familiealbum (1954)af Rob Nieuwenhuys
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. A deeply felt fictionalized memoir of colonial family life in Indonesia when it was a Dutch colony. De Nijs (a nom de plume for Rob Nieuwenhuys, 1908-1999) was the son of a Dutch immigrant father and a half-Dutch/half-Indonesian mother. He grew up in Batavia (now Jakarta), passionately sympathetic to his “native” roots and to indigenous Javanese culture. Telling the story of his childhood and young adulthood through various family members, though focusing on his aunt, he simultaneously tells of Dutch, Indo (mixed), and Javanese characters, exposing the ingrained and appalling racism and caste/class beliefs pervading Dutch colonial society. The prose is wonderfully evocative, the story a sad and poignant tale, but De Nijs is so good that it is possible to understand—if not sympathize with—all sides in the complex equation. And though he’s telling a story of the first part of the 20th century, it depicts a lost world. The writing is excellent and the book well worth the investment of time if the subject matter is of interest…and perhaps even if it is not. ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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"This fictionalized memoir of colonial family life in the former Dutch East Indies is a powerful addition to the literary legacy of the Dutch in Indonesia, shedding light as it does on commonplace views and behavior from less than a century ago that we now find so alien." "The once powerful De Pauly family is being overtaken by events as the colonial system slowly crumbles. But Aunt Sophie, the matriarch, makes efforts to preserve the family heritage, the "purity" of the Dutch bloodline and culture. Almost inevitable, tragedy results."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved No library descriptions found. |
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