The Hidden Force

By Louis Couperus & Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

The Hidden Force - Louis Couperus & Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
  • Release Date: 2014-07-01
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature

Description

In The Hidden Force, Dutch writer Louis Couperus presents a prescient critique of European colonialism that was decades ahead of its time. The novel follows Dutch expat Van Oudyck in his life in Java, as he comes to grips with the damage wrought by Western incursions into foreign cultures, not only on a grand scale, but also within his own family.