Bernard Sijtsma
Auteur van Lieve Gerard. Brieven aan Gerard Reve, 1965-1980
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Bij de Meester 3 exemplaren
In Amsterdam zijn uitgestrekte parken 2 exemplaren
Berlijn is geen Duitsland 2 exemplaren
Ter wille van wat zachte wangen 1 exemplaar
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Quite a number of Reve's novels are epistolary, an unusual literary form in Dutch literature, and his fame is based to considerable extent on the publication of his letters, correspondence with other Dutch authors, mainly. These collections of letters only contain Reve's letters to his correspondents. Their answers are always missing. Attempts at publishing them jointly have stranded on the anal retentiveness of Reve's publishers and estate.
Most of Reve's correspondents (all Dutch) are minor authors. Some, like Bernard Sijtsma have collected and published their letters to Reve themselves.
While I haven't made a systematic study, and my readings of various volumes partly lies many years behind, some general observations can be made:
1. Reve does not initiate the correspondence
2. Reve is often indifferent to the continuity of the correspondence
3. Sooner or later the novice author / correspondent is drawn into some ménage à trois.
It is no different with Bernard Sijtsma. His letters move from scorn and reverence, to familiarity and adoration, meanwhile illustrating his minor achievements as a budding author.
Supposedly, these "companion volumes" are usually read to gain further insight to the biography of Gerard van het Reve. Otherwise, they are relatively insignificant.… (meer)