Gerard Reve – De Avonden (Dutch eBook, EPUB) File version: Scanned/shared by steffie
De Avonden (full title: De avonden: een winterverhaal ) is a classic of post-war Dutch literature, written by Gerard Reve and first published in 1947. The novel follows ten-year-old Frits van Egters over ten gloomy, absurd, and deeply introspective days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Set in a bleak, bombed-out Amsterdam, the book captures existential boredom, family tension, and the quiet dread of daily life. It is often considered one of the most important novels in the Dutch language.