Questions tagged [harry-mulisch]

Questions about the Dutch author Harry Mulisch (1927 – 2010) and his works. Mulisch is best known for his novels, e.g. "De aanslag" ("The Assault", 1982) and "De ontdekking van de Hemel" ("The Discovery of Heaven", 1992). Use this tag with the [dutch-literature] tag.

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Relevance of Pliny the Younger quote in The Assault (De aanslag) by Harry Mulisch?

Harry Mulisch prefaces his novel De aanslag (The Assault) with a quote from C. Plinius Caecilius Secundus, i.e. Pliny the Younger: Overal was het al dag, maar hier was het nacht, neen, meer dan ...
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Did Harry Mulisch plagiarise other works in his novel The Assault / De aanslag?

In 1986, Harry Mulisch's 1982 novel De aanslag / The Assault was turned in to a film directed by Fons Rademakers. Screenwriter Gerard Soeteman said about the novel: Ik heb het boek dan ook alleen ...
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