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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May 19 - 1921 - March 4 - 1999 - Dutc

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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.

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Amsterdam - Communist - Soviet - Andrei Sakharov - Alexander Herzen Foundation

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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.

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Marxism - Nude beach - Etiquette - Russian literature - Novel - Essay

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His brother, Gerard Reve, is one of the great post-war prose writers.

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