Oeroeg

by Hella S. Haasse

Hardcover, 2006

Library's rating

Status

Available

Call number

0.haasse

Genres

Fiction

Collection

Gelezen

Publication

Amsterdam Querido 2006

User reviews

LibraryThing member akeela

This novella conveys the carefree days of friendship between a Dutch boy, based in Java with his family, and his childhood friend, Oeroeg, a native of the island. (Java is one of the larger islands of Indonesia.) As children, the boys revel in the rich forests and vast lakes daily but, as they

mature, the gulf between them widens as a result of their distinct backgrounds – one is the son of a land owner; the other the son of a servant. A fairly good read.

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LibraryThing member sleeping_mouse

Reasonable book, shows how a country can shift in only a few years time; and how time can alienate people from each other. It's reasonably clear and it's not a very thick; nor a very hard book to read. It's accessible for people who are not used to read that much.

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