biography
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Perron, (Charles) Edgar du
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pronunciation:
[dü peron]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1899–1940)
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| biography:
| Writer and literary critic, born near Batavia (Jakarta), Indonesia. He spent his childhood in Indonesia, and went with his family to Brussels after World War 1. In 1922–5 he lived in Montmartre, Paris, where he learned about French literature and met French writers, including André Malraux, who dedicated his Condition humaine (1933) to du Perron. His friendship with Menno ter Braak led to the founding of the literary magazine Forum, the most influential Dutch magazine of the 1930s. Du Perron's criticism was characterized by personal attacks; an individualist, he insisted that the personality of the writer or poet should be expressed through his/her literary work. In his own creative work he used everyday language without any frills, and the work is often autobiographical. He wrote novels, essays, poetry, biographies, and diaries. He was a great admirer of Multatuli, and investigated the facts behind Max Havelaar. The nonconformist du Perron died because of ill health on the day The Netherlands capitulated to the Germans. |
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