The Twilight of the Souls

The Twilight of the Souls is a novel by Dutch author Louis Couperus. The Twilight of the Souls is the third of four novels that make up the quartet known as 'The Books of the Small Souls', the master work of the foremost author of Dutch literature The third book in Louis Couperus' Books of the Small Souls quartet. The Twilight of the Souls begins some months after the conclusion of The Later Life. Constance Van der Welcke and her husband Henri have settled down to a quieter life in the Hague, sister Bertha and her daughter Marianne have moved to the country, and Mama Van Lowe's Sunday evenings are no longer the gatherings of the whole family they once were. But the family's troubles are far from over. The story shifts to the trials and tribulations of Constance's brothers, Gerrit and Ernst, and Bertha's son and daughter, Henri and Emilie, who have fled together to Paris. Louis Marie-Anne Couperus (1863 – 1923) was a Dutch novelist and poet. His writings 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 (Tollens Prize). Unabridged full version.

© 2024 Anncona Media AB (AUDIO): 9789177598497

Traduttrici/ori: Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

Data di uscita

Audiobook: 4 febbraio 2024