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Gerard Reve, born Gerard Kornelis van het Reve in Amsterdam in 1923, was a Dutch poet, writer, screenwriter, and visual artist. He began his work period in 1940 and wrote in Dutch. His notable works include *The Evenings: A Winter's Tale*, *Werther Nieland*, *Vier wintervertellinger*, *Zeer fijne boy*, *Verzamelde gedichten*, and *Archief Reve*. He was educated at Vossius Gymnasium and was affiliated with the Catholic Church.
Reve was married to Hanny Michaelis and was the sibling of Karel van het Reve. He also used the pseudonym Simon van het Reve. He died in Zulte on April 8, 2006, due to Alzheimer's disease, a medical condition he suffered from. He held citizenship in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1923
- Died
- 2006
- Works
- 70
Top works
- Werther Nieland
- Vier wintervertellinger
- Zeer fijne boy
- Verzamelde gedichten
- Archief Reve
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Film & TV
Amsterdam
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…
Known for
- The Great Gerard Reve Show — Himself1974
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Gerard Kornelis van het Reve , 14 December 1923, Amsterdam , Netherlands
- Died
- 8 April 2006 (aged 82), Zulte , East Flanders , Belgium
- Resting place
- Sint-Michiel-en-Cornelius-en-Ghislenuskerk, Machelen
- Pen name
- Simon van het Reve
- Occupation
- Writer
- Language
- Dutch
- Nationality
- Dutch
- Alma mater
- Vossius Gymnasium , Grafische School
- Genre
- Novels, short stories , poems, letters , speeches
- Years active
- 1947–1998
- Notable awards
- Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren
- Spouse
- Hanny Michaelis (m. 1948 – sep. 1959)
- Partner
- Joop Schafthuizen
- Relatives
- Karel van het Reve (brother)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gerard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Amsterdam
- Place of death
- Zulte
- Spouse
- Hanny Michaelis
- Sibling
- Karel van het Reve
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Educated at
- Vossius Gymnasium
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Notable work
- The Evenings: A Winter's Tale
- Genre
- essay
- Official website
- www.nadertotreve.nl
- Image
- Gerard Reve 1969-crop.jpg
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- Commons category
- Gerard Reve
- date of birth
- 1923-12-14
- date of death
- 2006-04-08
- medical condition
- Alzheimer's disease
- pseudonym
- Simon van het Reve
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- writing language
- Dutch
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
- name in native language
- Gerard Reve
- birth name
- Gerard Kornelis van het Reve
- has works in the collection
- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
- ethnic group
- Dutch
- P8168
- LOF
- end of work period
- 1999-00-00
- P12749
- August W. Eichler
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Gerard Kornelis van het Reve (14 December 1923 – 8 April 2006) was a Dutch writer. He started writing as Simon Gerard van het Reve and adopted the shorter Gerard Reve ( Dutch: [ˈɣeːrɑrt ˈreːvə]) in 1973. Together with Willem Frederik Hermans and Harry Mulisch, he is considered one of the "Great Three" (De Grote Drie) of Dutch post-war literature. His 1981 novel De vierde man (The Fourth Man) was the basis for Paul Verhoeven's 1983 film.
Reve was one of the first homosexual authors to come out in the Netherlands. He often wrote explicitly about erotic attraction, sexual relations and intercourse between men, which many readers considered shocking. However, he did this in an ironic, humorous and recognizable way, which contributed to making homosexuality acceptable for many of his readers. Another main theme, often in combination with eroticism, was religion. Reve himself declared that the primary message in all of his work was salvation from the material world we live in.
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