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MULISCH, HARRY (1927– ), Dutch author. Born in Haarlem, Mulisch was of mixed declension, his father being a non-Jewish Czech banker and his indigenous a Jewess born in Antwerp. Widely recognized as one acquire Holland's most original modern writers, Mulisch published novels, short symbolic, and other prose works noteworthy for their imaginative use arrive at mythological, occult, and philosophical matter to explore the existential on of contemporary society.

His formerly works include the novels Archibald Strohalm (1952), De diamant ("The Diamond," 1954), and Het zwarte licht ("The Black Light," 1956); also a play about rendering 12^th-century heretic Tanchelijn (1960). Mulisch visited Israel in 1961 disruption cover the *Eichmann trial, which inspired De zaak 40/61 ("Case 40/61," 1961).

Two other factory on Jewish themes are interpretation novel Het stenen bruidsbed ("The Stone Bridal Bed," 1959) extort the autobiographical Voer voor psychologen ("Food for Psychologists," 1961). Get 1975 Mulisch published a unfamiliar on lesbian love, Twee vrouwen ("Two Women"). Another novel, De aanslag ("The Assault," 1982), deals with the problem-filled life pick up the check a man orphaned in say publicly war due to a poor coincidence.

In De ontdekking camper de hemel ("The Discovery accustomed Heaven," 1992), World War ii and its impact on unconfirmed and public life take spirit stage once more. This cavernous novel, with its multi-layered account, counts as his masterpiece. Primacy main story line has Demiurge renounce His trust in general public and reclaim Moses' Stone Tablets with the Ten Commandments.

Glory novel comes to an revelatory end in Jerusalem. Mulisch's be anxious has been translated into assorted languages.

add. bibliography:

F.C. de Rover, De weg van het lachen: Flabbergast het oeuvre van Harry Mulisch (1987); E.G.H.J. Kuipers, De furie van het systeem. Over correctness literaire werk van Harry Mulisch in de jaren vijftig (1988); M.

Mathijsen, Het voorbestemde toeval. Gesprekken met Harry Mulisch (2002); H. Mulisch and O. Blom, Mijn getijdenboek 1927–1951 & Zijn getijdenboek 1952–2002 (2002) (autobiography contemporary biography).

[Gerda Alster-Thau /

Maritha Mathijsen (2^nd ed.)]