Karel van het Reve
Karel van het Reve (May 19, 1921 - March 4, 1999) was a Dutch writer, translator and literary historian, teaching and writing on Russian literature. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ He was born in Amsterdam and was raised as a communist. He lost his 'faith' in his twenties and became an active critic and opponent of the Soviet regime. With his help, work of dissident Andrei Sakharov was smuggled to the west, and his Alexander Herzen Foundation published dissident Soviet literature. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ He is considered to be one of the finest Dutch essayists, his interests ranging from the fallacies of Marxism to nude beach etiquette. His works include a history of Russian literature, 2 novels and several collections of essays. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ His brother, Gerard Reve, is one of the great post-war prose writers. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
May 19: May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). There are 226 days remaining.... 1921: 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar).... March 4: March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). There are 302 days remaining.... Karel van het Reve related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~
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