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Mulisch gained international recognition with the movie De Aanslag (The Assault), (1986) which was based on his eponymous book. Mulisch is widely read and (according to his critics) often flaunts his philosophical and even scientific knowledge. in De Elementen), Jewish mysticism (in De ontdekking van de Hemel and De Procedure), well-known urban legends and politics (Mulisch is politically left-wing, notably defending Fidel Castro since the Cuban revolution). Major works set against the backdrop of the Second World War are De Aanslag, Het stenen bruidsbed, and Siegfried.Īdditionally, Mulisch often incorporates ancient legends or myths in his writings, drawing on Greek mythology (e.g. In 1963, he wrote a non-fiction work about the Eichmann case: The case 40/61. As the war spanned most of Mulisch's formative phase, it had a defining influence on his life and work. His father had worked for the Germans during the war and went to prison for three years afterwards. Due to the curious nature of his parents' positions, Mulisch has claimed that he is the Second World War.Ī frequent theme in his work is the Second World War. Mulisch and his mother escaped transportation to a concentration camp thanks to Mulisch's father's collaboration with the Nazis. During the German occupation in World War II he worked for a German bank, which also dealt with confiscated Jewish assets. Mulisch's father was from Austria-Hungary and emigrated to the Netherlands after the First World War. Mulisch was born in Haarlem and lived in Amsterdam since 1958, following the death of his father in 1957.

He has written novels, plays, essays, poems, and philosophical reflections. Hermans and Gerard Reve, is considered one of the 'Great Three' of Dutch postwar literature. Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch along with W.F.

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