J. Slauerhoff

Jan Jacob Slauerhoff, pseudonym John Ravenswood ( born September 15, 1898 in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, † October 5, 1936 in Hilversum ) was a Dutch writer.

Slauerhoff studied medicine at the University of Amsterdam and worked as a ship's doctor from 1923. He made ​​numerous trips to the East and West Indies, China and Africa. He stood close to the French Poète maudits. Slauerhoff published his first works in the magazines De Vrije Bladen and forum, developed after the First World War one of the most important Dutch poets.

Works ( German )

  • Jan Jacob Slauerhoff: The Forbidden Kingdom. Trans. by Albert Vigoleis Thelen. . Stuttgart, Klett- Cotta, 1986 ISBN 3-608-95379-5 ( Ed. 1991, ISBN 3-608-95773-1 )
  • Jan Jacob Slauerhoff: foam and ashes. Narratives. Übers by Jürgen Sternsdorff. Marburg, Vertaal & Verlaat, 2008. ISBN 978-3-86840-000-7
  • Jan Jacob Slauerhoff Christ in Guadalajara. Novel. Translator's Ard Posthuma. Nachw Cees Nooteboom. Frankfurt am Main, Suhrkamp, 1998. ISBN 3-518-22278-3

Works (selection)

  • Archipelago ( 1923)
  • Clair- obscur (1927 )
  • Oost- Azië (1928, as John Ravenswood )
  • Het verboden rijk (1932, dt: The Forbidden Kingdom )
  • Het leven op aarde (1934 )
  • De opstand van Guadalajara (1937, dt: Christ in Guadalajara)

Output

  • Verzamelde plants (ed. K. Lekkerkerker ) ( 1941-1958, 8 volumes)

The Portuguese fado singer Cristina Branco was dedicated in 2000 with a whole album (O Descobridor ) his work.

Ship's doctor WorldCat Integrated Authority File
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