Gerard Reve

Gerard Kornelis van het Reve was a Dutch writer. He started writing as Simon van het Reve and adopted the shorter Gerard Reve in 1973. Together with Willem Frederik Hermans and Harry Mulisch, he is considered one of the Great Three of Dutch postwar literature. His 1981 novel De vierde man was the basis for Paul Verhoevens 1983 film.

Gerard Reve was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and was the brother of the Slavicist and essayist Karel van het Reve, who became a staunch anticommunist in his own way the personal rapport between the brothers was not good. They broke up altogether in the 1980s.

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