Van Oude Menschen, De Dingen, Die Voorbij Gaan... by Louis Couperus
A poignant, elegiac novel that follows the inner lives and fading routines of elderly characters as they confront illness, loneliness and the slow disappearance of the world they knew. Through intimate episodes, memories and small domestic incidents it traces how past passions, disappointments and social pretensions resurface while younger generations move on, exposing the fragility of identity and the inevitability of loss. The restrained, lyrical prose captures the rhythms of decline and the bittersweet persistence of human dignity, offering a meditative reflection on time, memory and the things that pass.
- Published
- 1906
- Nationality
- Dutch
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- Unknown
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- Original Language
- Dutch
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- Alternate Titles
- - Old People and the Things That Pass
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