Small garden, or felicia, honored one night of the year. Hans koning the ten thousand things is a novel of shimmering strangeness the story of felicia, who returns with her baby son from holland to the spice islands of indonesia, to the house and garden that were. First published in holland in 1955, maria dermouts novel was immediately recognized as a magical work, like nothing else dutchor europeanliterature had seen before. In preparation for my move to indonesia almost a year ago i bought maria dermouts beautiful novel, the ten thousand things when i was back in the uk for a short period of time.
She then returned to the indies with her husband, a jurist, and spent thirty years living in, she later wrote, every town and wilderness of the islands of java, celebes, and the moluccas. This is the first time for me to read a dutch indies literature so it was truly an interesting experience. Dermout, who was the descendant of employees of the dutch east indies company, spent her childhood on a sugar plantation in central java. The ten thousand things mass market paperback january 1, 1967 4.
The ten thousand things, book by maria dermout paperback. Dec 09, 2017 books on tap read the ten thousand things by maria dermout at champion brewery on december 8. The ten thousand things dallas public library overdrive. In the ten thousand things maria dermout brought us to my birth country, indonesia. The book takes its title from a tang dynasty poem and for the astute reader sets the theme. Although written in an economic style, the two novels are rich in details of island life as experienced by both the colonials and the native people.
Hans koning, born hans koningsberger in amsterdam, came to this country in 1951 and established himself as an american writer in 1958 with his first novel, the affair. Each of dermouts sentences came at me like a soft knowing dagger, depicting a far. Just a few paragraphs and i relaxed into the story. The storys exact location may be the moluccas islands of indonesia where felicia, the dutch heroine, lives as a child then comes back to later as a. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ten thousand things gift certificates make great gifts and are available by calling 612 2039502 or by ordering here. The ten thousand things is an entranced vision of a faroff place that is as convincingly real and intimate as it is exotic, a book that is at once a lament and an ecstatic.
Aug, 20 i know you got this notion of the ten thousand things from maria dermouts book, the ten thousand things, written in dutch in 1955, and set in the moluccan islands in indonesia. In wild, cheryl strayed writes of the ten thousand things each of dermout s sentences came at me like a soft knowing dagger, depicting a faroff land that felt to me like the blood of all the places i used to love. A consummate stylist, maria dermout is renowned for leaving her readers with final sentences that resonate with hope and consolation. In december 1958 time magazine praised the translation of maria dermout s the ten thousand things, and named it one of the best books of the year whitney balliett of the new yorker wrote. First published in 1955, dutch author maria dermo ts loosely autobiographical the ten thousand things, trans. Mar 05, 2017 the ten thousand things by maria dermout the remembrance of a human being, of something that happened, can remain in a place, tangible almost perhaps there is someone left who knows of it and thinks about it sometimes. None of us had read of it before, but a few of had seen it mentioned in wild by cheryl strayed. Aug 29, 2019 this time around when i picked up marie dermouts ten thousand things my course in dutch art history gave the novel context and an historical resonance. One very observant reader caught on to the fact that it is technically. In wild, cheryl strayed writes of the ten thousand things.
Mar 05, 2017 the ten thousand things by maria dermout, pg. The ten thousand things, are fictionalized accounts of her youth. The ten thousand things by maria dermout overdrive rakuten. Each of dermouts sentences came at me like a soft knowing dagger, depicting a faroff land that felt to me like the blood of all the places i used to love. The ten thousand things maria dermout the ten thousand things maria the ten thousand things maria viiiix her novel the ten thousand things, generally considered to be her masterpiece, is a work of memory and loss, of a world of haunted ruins, secret rituals, lapping water, and mistshrouded forests. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The ten thousand things by brendabyrnes see profile 042314.
Pdf dancing with the ten thousand things download read. In translation the book is an uncommon reading experience, an offbeat narrative that has the timeless tone of legend. And its true, the ten thousand things is at once novel of shimmering st. Although never explicitly stated, the main setting is probably ambon island. The ten thousand things paperback the elliott bay book. The setting of the ten thousand things by maria dermout is a place where the natural world and the supernatural world entwine naturally to a point where the difference is no longer discernible.
The ten thousand things university of massachusetts press. The ten thousand things paperback tattered cover book store. A place for questions and conversation about the themes in the ten thousand things by robert saltzman. The ten thousand things by maria dermout overdrive. Jul 31, 2002 in 1951, at the age of sixtythree, dermout published her first book, a memoir called yesterday. First published in holland in 1955, maria dermouts novel was immediately recognized as a magical work, like nothing else dutchor european. Details 6 x 9 great size for desk, purse, backpack or pocket. Other articles where the ten thousand things is discussed.
Maria dermout, dutch novelist and shortstory writer known for her subtle and evocative portraits of colonial life in the dutch east indies. Mar 23, 2018 the ten thousand things, maria dermout, 1955. The garden of the ten thousand things however, is not like eden, for together with the beguiling casuarina trees of the singing branches and the long dropping needles, there are ghosts. The ten thousand things by maria dermout, hans koning reading. On the island in the moluccas there were a few gardens left from the great days of spi e growing and spie parks a few only. Read ebook the ten thousand things pdf by maria dermout online. And its true, the ten thousand things is at once novel of shimmering strangenessand familiarity. Maria dermout is a little old 71 dutch lady who remembers the life she led in java before the european was seriously challenged, a time long ago when all daddies were rich and most mammas were goodlooking. The ten thousand things are the fragments that make up lifes substance. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I had to look up moluccas the place where the book is set, and only then realized its the islands of maluku. It was not a light read but needed to be reread to get the book. This is the first of the two novels written by maria dermout 18881962. Maria dermout 18881962 the ten thousand things by maria dermout goodreads.
In december 1958 time magazine praised the translation of maria dermouts the ten thousand things, and named it one of the best books of the year. Can be used as a diary, journal, notebook, list maker or todo list book. Dec 02, 2019 the ten thousand things by maria dermout. It is the story of felicia, who returns with her baby son from holland to. This book was more suited for a literary discussion at the college level and not for pleasure reading book clubs. She then returned to the indies with her husband, a jurist, and spent thirty years living in, she later wrote, every town and. Ten thousands things maria dermout and hans koning tr. The ten thousand things by maria dermout and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Maria dermouts the ten thousand things you might as well. Maria dermouts the ten thousand things had the strangest effect on me as i read it. This haunting novel is set in the moluccas, an area with which maria dermout. Each of dermouts sentences came at me like a soft knowing dagger, depicting a.
I found the book, and it is, as you say, densely lyrical, a book to be placed on the nightstand and savored. The ten thousand things by maria dermout, paperback. From the dutch, in a seemingly perfect translation by rane koningaberger, these stories of an island in the moluccas the spice islands, of a garden on a bay, of the old, the past, of the sovery. The ten thousand things by maria dermout, paperback barnes. Buy the ten thousand things first printing by dermout, maria isbn. Hawaii bookstr bookstr book news, best selling authors. The ten thousand things by maria dermout yasmine rose. The ten thousand things is an entranced vision of a faroff place that is as convincingly real and intimate as it is. The story is a rich tapestry of family life against the exotic, tropical background of the molucca islands of indonesia.
Translations dutch fiction translations into english. The ten thousand things is an entranced vision of a faroff place that is as convincingly real and intimate as it is exotic, a book that is at once a lament and an ecstatic ode to nature and life. As things stand, she is viewed as one of the giants among dutchindies literary writers, and the ten thousand things in particular is widely regarded as an idiosyncratic masterpiece. Each of dermout s sentences came at me like a soft knowing dagger, depicting a faroff land that felt to me like the blood of all the places i used to love. Her first novel, the sensual comingofage drama days before yesterday was published in 1951 and subsequently translated into several languages. In translation the book is an uncommon reading experience, an offbeat. Although not indonesian, dermout was born to dutch parents in java and spent a lot of her childhood and adult. The ten thousand things and the ten thousand things beyond. The importance of having an historical context for a particular book is a very personal matter. In 1951, at the age of sixtythree, dermout published her first book, a memoir called yesterday.
The ten thousand things maria the ten thousand things maria viiiix her novel the ten thousand things, generally considered to be her masterpiece, is a work of memory and loss, of a world of haunted ruins, secret rituals, lapping water, and mistshrouded forests. It is the story of felicia, who returns with her baby son. I felt at peace reading the story, even when it explored the many murders that mrs. The ten thousand things by maria dermout librarything. The ten thousand things by maria dermout goodreads. The world of ten thousand things gathers the southern cross 1981, the other side of the river 1984, zone journals 1988, and a new group of poems, xionia, into one volume, allowing us to see wrights work of the past decade as, in essence, one long poem, a meditation on self, history, and the metaphysical that is among the most. Maria dermout 15 june 1888 27 june 1962 was an indoeuropean novelist, considered one of the greats of dutch literature and as such an important proponent of dutch indies literature. One thousand things id rather be doing than working is a funny, softcover journal sure to make everyone smile. This is quite simply one of the most beautifully written books ive ever read.
In wild, cheryl strayed writes of the ten thousand things each of dermout s sentences came at me like a soft knowing dagger, depicting a faroff land that felt to me like the blood of all the places i. Download pdf onethousandthings free online new books. Pdf the ten thousand things by maria dermout online the ten thousand things is a novel of shimmering strangenessthe story of felicia, who returns with her baby son from holland to the spice islands o. The story is structured along geographical themes with four major divisions. Her celebrated novel the ten thousand things was published in 1955. The ten thousand things is a novel by the writer maria dermout. The story is a rich tapestry of family life against the exotic, tropical background of the molucca. In preparation for my move to indonesia almost a year ago i bought maria dermouts beautiful novel, the ten thousand things when i was.
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