Hella haasse biography of rory
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Oeroeg
1948 novel by Hella Haasse
First edition | |
| Author | Hella Haasse |
|---|---|
| Language | Dutch |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Vereeniging ter Bevordering van de Belangen des Boekhandels |
Publication date | 1948 |
| Publication place | Netherlands |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 79 (1st edition) |
| OCLC | 8882899 |
Oeroeg (translated into English as "The Black Lake") is the first novel by Hella Haasse.
First published anonymously in 1948, it has become one of the best-known Dutch novels and a staple of literary education for many Dutch schoolchildren.
Hella haasse biography of rory
The novel, a Bildungsroman, is set in the former Dutch East Indies: the anonymous narrator grows up on a plantation in the Dutch colony of West Java, his childhood friend is a native boy of the same age. As the narrator grows up, he finds himself becoming estranged from his friend, as a result of the political and racial circumstances of colonial life.
After having served in the army during Wor