Louis Couperus

Novelist, Author

1863 – 1923

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Who was Louis Couperus?

Louis Marie-Anne Couperus was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psychological and historical novels, novellas, short stories, fairy tales, feuilletons and sketches. Couperus is considered to be one of the foremost figures in Dutch literature. In 1923, he was awarded the Tollensprijs.

Couperus and his wife travelled extensively in Europe and Asia, and he later wrote several related travelogues which were published weekly.

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Born
Jun 10, 1863
The Hague
Nationality
  • Netherlands
Profession
Lived in
  • The Hague
Died
Jul 16, 1923
Rheden

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on July 23, 2013

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