How apt,’ Hermans writes of the group’s first meal on their trek in the Norwegian woods. Hermans’ style of writing is short and catchy and the book is with memorable one-liners. Alfred soon realises he was the one who was incorrect, loses his compass, and then discovers an even greater tragedy. Alfred’s resentment comes to a head in a disagreement over a compass reading and he heads off, leaving Arne behind. Alfred is unprepared for the rough terrain and does not get along with the other students on the trip. But Alfred is passed off from one research institute to another, never obtaining the photographs and joining the expedition, with his friend Arne, tired and annoyed. The book, which follows geology student Alfred Issendorf from Amsterdam to the Norwegian wilderness in search of proof of meteor impacts, is widely considered part of the Dutch literary canonĪlfred travels to Norway to track down aerial photographs that would show telltale meteor craters, a theory put forth by his advisor, before joining a fieldwork expedition in the region. A classic of Dutch literature: Beyond Sleep July 26, 2020īeyond Sleep ( Nooit meer slapen) is a holy grail quest written in 1966 by classic Dutch author Willem Frederik Hermans.
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