Troubled Pleasures: Dutch Colonial Literature from the East Indies, 1600-1950

This is the first comprehensive examination of Dutch colonial literature in English. From the journals and travelogues produced by the early mariners, to the fictional recollections of repatriated colonials after the Second World War, E. M. Beekman's unique survey of Dutch colonial literature places literary figures within specific epochs, provides biographical portraits, and examines works in relation not only to their own genres but also to the literatures and cultures beyond their colonial borders. Written by the leading authority in the field, the study is enhanced by a consideration of the general political history of European expansion and of the Dutch East Indies.Beekman, E. M. is the author of 'Troubled Pleasures: Dutch Colonial Literature from the East Indies, 1600-1950', published 1996 under ISBN 9780198158837 and ISBN 0198158831.