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Arthur van Schendel

Dutch writer
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Born:
March 5, 1874, Batavia, Java
Died:
Sept. 11, 1946, Amsterdam (aged 72)

Arthur van Schendel (born March 5, 1874, Batavia, Java—died Sept. 11, 1946, Amsterdam) was a Dutch novelist and short-story writer, whose basically Romantic temperament, combined with a concentrated, restrained, almost classical style, produced some of the greatest novels of his period. His first important novels Een zwerver verliefd (1904; “A Wanderer in Love”) and Een zwerver verdwaald (1907; “A Lost Wanderer”) are set in medieval Italy, but the historical aspect is subordinated to the inner life and imagination of the hero, Tamalone. The force of destiny is felt throughout, and Schendel’s muted, sober use of language intensifies the tragic note. ...(100 of 180 words)

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