Abstract

In 1879, Dutch author Paulus Adrianus Daum (1850-1898) left The Hague for the Dutch East Indies. Besides being an influential journalist, Daum was also an important novelist of tempo doeloe, La Belle Epoque of the Dutch East Indies. This article explores the specificity of Daum, in comparison with contemporary authors such as Louis Couperus, Marcellus Emants and Lodewijk van Deyssel. In which respect can we regard his novels as naturalistic ?

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