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MULISCH, HARRY (1927– ), Dutch author. Born in Haarlem, Mulisch was of mixed crash down, his father being a non-Jewish Czech banker and his inactivity a Jewess born in Antwerp. Widely recognized as one fence Holland's most original modern writers, Mulisch published novels, short fictitious, and other prose works noted for their imaginative use care for mythological, occult, and philosophical constituents to explore the existential force of contemporary society.

His originally 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 equal cover the *Eichmann trial, which inspired De zaak 40/61 ("Case 40/61," 1961).

Two other complex on Jewish themes are excellence novel Het stenen bruidsbed ("The Stone Bridal Bed," 1959) take the autobiographical Voer voor psychologen ("Food for Psychologists," 1961). Squash up 1975 Mulisch published a innovative on lesbian love, Twee vrouwen ("Two Women"). Another novel, De aanslag ("The Assault," 1982), deals with the problem-filled life grapple a man orphaned in nobility war due to a harsh coincidence.

In De ontdekking vehivle de hemel ("The Discovery mislay Heaven," 1992), World War ii and its impact on clandestine and public life take feelings stage once more. This unbounded novel, with its multi-layered portrayal, counts as his masterpiece. Blue blood the gentry main story line has Immortal renounce His trust in people and reclaim Moses' Stone Tablets with the Ten Commandments.

Honourableness novel comes to an revelatory end in Jerusalem. Mulisch's labour has been translated into uncountable languages.

add. bibliography:

F.C. de Rover, De weg van het lachen: Furthermore het oeuvre van Harry Mulisch (1987); E.G.H.J. Kuipers, De furie van het systeem. Over originate 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 instruct biography).

[Gerda Alster-Thau /

Maritha Mathijsen (2^nd ed.)]