Gerard Reve

Gerard Reve

출생 : 1923-12-14, Amsterdam

사망 : 2006-04-08

약력

Gerard Kornelis van het Reve (1923 – 2006) was a Dutch writer. He started writing as Simon van het Reve and later adopted the shorter Gerard Reve. Together with Willem Frederik Hermans and Harry Mulisch, he is considered one of the "Great Three" (De Grote Drie) of Dutch post-war literature. Reve was one of the first homosexual authors to come out in the Netherlands. The humorous and recognisable way he wrote about erotic attraction and sexual relations strongly contributed to making homosexuality acceptable for many of his readers, and one could argue he influenced general opinion on the subject in Dutch society. Reve insisted that homosexuality was merely a motif in his work, the deeper theme being the inadequacy of human love. Among his most famous works are De Avonden (The Evenings, 1947), Werther Nieland (1949), Nader tot U (Nearer to Thee, 1966), Oud en Eenzaam (Old and Lonely, 1978) and De Vierde Man (The Fourth Man, 1981). The latter was the basis for Paul Verhoeven's film of the same name.

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Gerard Reve

참여 작품

Evenings
Novel
Frits Egters can't quite get a hold of himself. An intelligent and sensitive young man, repulsion and desillusion turned him cynical. According to Frits there should be more to life - he just doesn't know where to find it.
포스 맨
Novel
심리소설로 유명한 네덜란드의 베스트셀러 작가 제랄드 리브는 양성연애자로, 동거하는 애인을 살해하거나 자위적 성충동의 강렬한 환상에 사로잡히곤 한다. 열렬한 카톨릭 신자이기도 한 그는 종교적 보수성과 악마적 일탈성 사이에서 방황하고 있다. 어느날 그는 플러싱이라는 소도시로 강연 여행을 떠난다. 역에서 기차를 기다리던 그는 쾰른행 열차를 타고 있는 한 청년을 보고 강렬한 인상을 받는다. 플러싱 역에 도착한 제럴드는 기차에서 자신의 이름 '제랄드'라고 분명히 쓰여져 있는 관이 내려져 이송되고 있는 것을 본다. 도착부터 불길한 예감에 휩싸인 제랄드는 곧바로 강연회장으로 간다. 강연이 끝난 후 미모의 스폰서 크리스틴의 저택으로 초대 받는 제랄드. 저택에서 한 남자의 사진을 본 그는 사진 속의 남자가 쾰른행 열차를 타고 있던 바로 그 청년이라는 것을 알고 놀라워 한다. 그리고 크리스틴으로부터 세 명의 남편과 사별을 했다는 고백을 듣는다. 제랄드는 자신을 유혹하는 크리스틴에게서 알 수 없는 광기와 미스테리의 기운을 느끼고 자신이 네 번째 남자가 될 지 모른다는 두려움에 빠진다.
Dear Boys
Novel
Lieve Jongens explores the sexual fantasies of a middle-aged writer and the handsome young men who dominate his life. Wolf, a successful writer of romantic novels, is plagued by self doubt and writer's block. Though pleasant looking and well-preserved, he fears age will rob him of the youthful companionship he so desperately craves. With the help of his equally randy and manipulative young sex partner, Wolf plots to seduce the gentle Muskrat from the arms of a much older lover.
The Great Gerard Reve Show
Writer
A 45-minute absurdist musical special built around the works of Dutch writer Gerard Reve and presented by the man himself. Featuring poems, songs, sketches, alcohol, tango and a rather special donkey.
The Great Gerard Reve Show
Himself
A 45-minute absurdist musical special built around the works of Dutch writer Gerard Reve and presented by the man himself. Featuring poems, songs, sketches, alcohol, tango and a rather special donkey.