The Hidden Force (Pushkin Collection)

Couperus, Louis

ISBN 10: 1906548927 / ISBN 13: 9781906548926

Published by Pushkin Press, 2013

About this Item

Paperback book & text in VERY GOOD + CONDITION, tight, clean, neat, bright with some signs of use. Tan stains at top edge & general soiling. Cover in VERY GOOD + CONDITION, tips slightly curled, minor edge wear, edge with some signs of use.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1771170980509

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hidden Force (Pushkin Collection)
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906548927
• ISBN 13: 9781906548926
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Set in Java at the height of Dutch colonial rule in the East Indies, Couperus’s evocative and sensual narrative depicts the clash between Western rationalism, represented by the district commissioner Otto van Oudijck, and ancient indigenous mystical traditions upheld by the local native prince, Sunario. The behaviour of Van Oudijck’s promiscuous wife Léonie proves to be his Achilles heel, and his seemingly impregnable authority disintegrates.

Pushkin Collection editions feature a spare, elegant series style and superior, durable components. The Collection is typeset in Monotype Baskerville, litho-printed on Munken Premium White Paper and notch-bound by the independently owned printer TJ International in Padstow. The covers, with French flaps, are printed on Colorplan Pristine White Paper. Both paper and cover board are acid-free and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified.

About the Author

Louis Couperus was born in The Hague in 1863. Couperus spent much of his youth in the Dutch East Indies and many of his novels and stories are set there. Couperus gained prominence in 1889 with the publication of Eline Vere—a psychological novel influenced by the style of Zola and Flaubert. Eline Vere was followed by Ecstasy in 1892, Psyche in 1898 and Inevitable in 1900; all available from Pushkin Press. A renowned wit, raconteur and commentator, Couperus continued to publish critically and commercially successful work until his death from blood poisoning in 1923.