List of best Dutch-language books
This is one of the 759 lists we use to generate our main The Greatest Books list.
About this list
NPS and NRC Handelsblad, 10 Books
List of best Dutch-language books
"This list is based on an internet survey on books, carried out by the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad in the beginning of 2007. The Dutch public originally voted for their best-loved books from a "long-list"... In March 2007 the final voting as shown below was presented on Dutch national television".
The list is based on approximately 6,500 votes
This list was originally published in 2007 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 971 | The Discovery of Heaven | Harry Mulisch | 1992 | Dutch | Dutch | |
| 12132 | The House Of The Mosque | Kader Abdolah | 2005 | Dutch | Dutch | |
| 550 | Max Havelaar | Multatuli | 1860 | Dutch | Dutch | |
| 10215 | Hersenschimmen | J. Bernlef | 1984 | Dutch | Dutch | |
| 897 | The Darkroom Of Damocles | W.F. Hermans | 1958 | Dutch | Dutch | |
| 2392 | Beyond Sleep | W.F. Hermans | 1966 | Dutch | Dutch | |
| 5435 | The Office | J.J. Voskuil | 1996 | Dutch | Dutch | |
| 2769 | Amsterdam Stories | Nescio | 1918 | Dutch | Dutch | |
| 843 | The Evenings | Gerard Reve | 1947 | Dutch | Dutch | |
| 13290 | Publieke Werken | Thomas Rosenboom | 1999 | Dutch | Dutch |