Down with the revolution! - WF Hermans

In addition to being a great novelist, Willem Frederik Hermans was an astute columnist and essayist. The renowned writer showed his skills in EW , to which he contributed from the 1970s. He was a permanent employee from 1986 to 1993.

In his articles Hermans showed himself from two sides. In polemical pieces he lashed out with a scorching pen at things and people he did not like, such as 'spelling ruiners' and other gullible reformers. But he could also write lovingly and admiringly, for example about photography and personal heroes such as Multatuli and Arthur Schopenhauer.

This collection contains all Hermans' pieces in the version as they appeared in EW .

'delicious pieces' – Michel Krielaars in NRC Handelsblad

The book is hardcover and contains 508 pages.