The Greatest Dutch Fiction Books of All Time

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
714 Max Havelaar Multatuli 1860 Dutch Dutch
1130 Camera Obscura Nicolaas Beets 1839 Dutch Dutch
1136 Eline Vere Louis Couperus 1889 Dutch Dutch
1163 The Quest Frederik van Eeden 1887 Dutch Dutch
1174 The Forbidden Kingdom Jan Jacob Slauerhoff 1932 Dutch Dutch
1174 The Garden Where the Brass Band Played Simon Vestdijk 1950 Dutch Dutch
1238 The Discovery of Heaven Harry Mulisch 1992 Dutch Dutch
1431 Terug naar Oegstgeest Jan Wolkers 1965 Dutch Dutch
1698 Forever a Stranger Hella S. Haasse 1949 Dutch Dutch
1829 The Darkroom Of Damocles W.F. Hermans 1958 Dutch Dutch
1841 Gijsbrecht Van Aemstel Joost van den Vondel 1637 Dutch Dutch
2499 Old People And The Things That Pass Louis Couperus 1906 Dutch Dutch
2926 Rituals Cees Nooteboom 1980 Dutch Dutch
2926 Geur der droefenis Alfred Kossmann 1980 Dutch Dutch
3216 Van Loon's Lives Hendrik Willem van Loon 1942 Dutch English
3306 The Twins Tessa De Loo 1993 Dutch Dutch
3310 The Evenings Gerard Reve 1947 Dutch Dutch
3404 Small Souls Louis Couperus 1901 Dutch Dutch
3632 Beatrijs Unknown 1374 Dutch Middle dutch
3636 Charles And Elegast Unknown 1250 Dutch Middle dutch
3658 Mary Of Nijmegen Unknown 1475 Dutch Middle dutch
3660 Gimmick! Joost Zwagerman 1989 Dutch Dutch
3675 Lucifer Joost van den Vondel 1654 Dutch Dutch
3678 The Spanish Brabanter G. A. Bredero 1617 Dutch Dutch
3693 The Freeloader Nescio 1916 Dutch Dutch
3713 Little Titans Nescio 1918 Dutch Dutch
3713 Character F. Bordewijk 1938 Dutch Dutch
3761 Little Poet Nescio 1918 Dutch Unknown
3775 Verses Herman Gorter 1890 Dutch Dutch
3791 The Hidden Force Louis Couperus 1921 Dutch Dutch
3819 Romance Of Walewein Penninc, Pieter Vostaert 1260 Dutch Middle dutch
3839 The Laws Connie Palmen 1991 Dutch Dutch
3847 Parken En Woestijnen M. Vasalis 1940 Dutch Dutch
3865 The Deeps of Deliverance Frederik van Eeden 1900 Dutch Dutch
3865 The Black Lake Hella S. Haasse 1948 Dutch Dutch
3897 Korenbloemen Constantijn Huygens 1658 Dutch Dutch
3913 Amsterdam Stories Nescio 1918 Dutch Dutch
3978 Hersenschimmen J. Bernlef 1984 Dutch Dutch
3982 Uit Hoofts Lyriek P. C. Hooft 1636 Dutch Dutch
3993 May Herman Gorter 1889 Dutch Dutch
4004 The History Of Miss Sara Burgerhart Betje Wolff, Aagje Deken 1782 Dutch Dutch
4059 Nederlandsche Historien P. C. Hooft 1642 Dutch Dutch
4065 Country Of Origin E. du Perron 1935 Dutch Dutch
4068 Bint F. Bordewijk 1934 Dutch Dutch
4078 Little Johannes Frederik van Eeden 1887 Dutch Dutch
4094 Kees The Boy Theo Thijssen 1923 Dutch Dutch
4112 All Souls' Day Cees Nooteboom 1998 Dutch Dutch
4115 Groot Lied Boeck G. A. Bredero 1622 Dutch Dutch
4115 Terug Tot Ina Damman Simon Vestdijk 1934 Dutch Dutch
4139 Strophic Poems Hadewijch 1250 Dutch Middle dutch
4139 A Posthumous Confession Marcellus Emants 1894 Dutch Dutch
4158 The Woutertje Pieterse Chronicles Multatuli 1890 Dutch Dutch
4158 Gedichten J.H. Leopold 1912 Dutch Dutch
4158 Awater Martinus Nijhoff 1934 Dutch Dutch
4248 Verzamelde Gedichten J.J. Slauerhoff 1931 Dutch Dutch
4248 Verzamelde Gedichten Gerrit Achterberg 1950 Dutch Dutch
4267 Hekeldichten Joost van den Vondel 1625 Dutch Dutch
4271 Anton Wachter Series Simon Vestdijk 1934 Dutch Dutch
4277 Ferdinand Huyck Jacob van Lennep 1840 Dutch Dutch
4277 Ideas Multatuli 1862 Dutch Dutch
4277 Sighs And Smiles François Haverschmidt 1867 Dutch Dutch
4277 The Good Hope Herman Heijermans 1901 Dutch Dutch
4277 Het Uur U Martinus Nijhoff 1936 Dutch Dutch
4299 Granida P. C. Hooft 1605 Dutch Dutch
4299 Geeraerdt Van Velsen P. C. Hooft 1613 Dutch Dutch
4299 Warenar P. C. Hooft 1617 Dutch Dutch
4299 Palamedes Joost van den Vondel 1625 Dutch Dutch
4299 Kleine Gedigten Voor Kinderen Hieronymus van Alphen 1778 Dutch Dutch
4299 De Roos Van Dekama Jacob van Lennep 1836 Dutch Dutch
4299 Cheops J.H. Leopold 1936 Dutch Dutch
4299 Prometheus Carry van Bruggen 1919 Dutch Dutch
4299 In A Dark Wood Wandering Hella S. Haasse 1949 Dutch Dutch
4299 De Kellner En De Levenden Simon Vestdijk 1949 Dutch Dutch
4316 Verzamelde Gedichten J.C. Bloem 1954 Dutch Dutch
4342 Trou Ringh Jacob Cats 1637 Dutch Dutch
4342 De Wiskunstenaars, Of 'T Gevluchte Juffertje Pieter Langendijk 1715 Dutch Dutch
4342 The Hollanders In Nova Zembla Hendrik Tollens 1819 Dutch Dutch
4342 Gedichten Van Den Schoolmeester Gerrit van de Linde 1859 Dutch Dutch
4342 De Dichtwerken P.A. de Genestet 1860 Dutch Dutch
4342 Mathilde Jacques Perk 1882 Dutch Dutch
4342 Het Land Van Rembrand Cd. Busken Huet 1879 Dutch Dutch
4342 Een Liefde Lodewijk van Deyssel 1887 Dutch Dutch
4342 Een Zwerver Verliefd Arthur van Schendel 1904 Dutch Dutch
4342 The Mountain Of Light Louis Couperus 1906 Dutch Dutch
4342 Iskander Louis Couperus 1920 Dutch Dutch
4342 Vormen Martinus Nijhoff 1924 Dutch Dutch
4342 Eva Carry van Bruggen 1927 Dutch Dutch
4342 Schuim En Asch J.J. Slauerhoff 1930 Dutch Dutch
4342 Captain Jan Jan de Hartog 1945 Dutch Dutch
4342 Eric In The Land Of The Insects Godfried Bomans 1941 Dutch Dutch
4342 De Vuuraanbidders Simon Vestdijk 1947 Dutch Dutch
4342 The Tears Of The Acacias W.F. Hermans 1949 Dutch Dutch
4379 Beyond Sleep W.F. Hermans 1966 Dutch Dutch
4544 The Stone Bridal Bed Harry Mulisch 1959 Dutch Dutch
4606 Verzamelde Gedichten Lucebert 1957 Dutch Dutch
4968 Het Leven Is Verrukkulluk Remco Campert 1961 Dutch Dutch
5049 Nearer To Thee Gerard Reve 1966 Dutch Dutch
5075 I Jan Cremer Jan Cremer 1964 Dutch Dutch
5705 The House Of The Mosque Kader Abdolah 2005 Dutch Dutch
5757 Double Play Frank Martinus Arion 1973 Dutch Dutch
5817 Among Professors W.F. Hermans 1975 Dutch Dutch
5884 Abyssinian Chronicles Moses Isegawa 1998 Dutch English
6009 Verzamelde Gedichten Ida Gerhardt 1979 Dutch Dutch
6275 A Flight Of Curlews Maarten 't Hart 1978 Dutch Dutch
6463 The Assault Harry Mulisch 1982 Dutch Dutch
6976 Mystiek Lichaam Frans Kellendonk 1986 Dutch Dutch
7657 Verzameld Werk: Gedichten Martinus Nijhoff 1990 Dutch Dutch
7941 The Office J.J. Voskuil 1996 Dutch Dutch
7991 Approaching The End Gerard Reve 1993 Dutch Dutch
9000 Comedy In A Minor Key Hans Keilson 1947 Dutch Dutch
9158 Dancing In The Dark Caryl Phillips 2005 Dutch English
9214 The Twin Gerbrand Bakker 2006 Dutch Dutch
10543 De Zondvloed Jeroen Brouwers 1988 Dutch Dutch
10772 The Dinner Herman Koch 2009 Dutch Dutch
11371 Songs Hadewijch 1250 Dutch Middle dutch
11371 Der Naturen Bloeme Jacob van Maerlant 1270 Dutch Middle dutch
11371 The Spiritual Espousals Jan van Ruusbroec 1343 Dutch Middle dutch
11371 Refrains Anna Bijns 1528 Dutch Dutch
11371 Poems Of Mr. Pieter C. Hooft P. C. Hooft 1642 Dutch Dutch
11371 Poetry Or Various Poems Joost van den Vondel 1650 Dutch Dutch