Janwillem van de Wetering (1931–2008)
Autore di Morte inspiegabile di un cittadino di Amsterdam
Sull'Autore
Janwillem Van de Wetering was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands on February 12, 1931. He traveled extensively, both geographically and philosophically, his adventures ranging from being a motorcycle gang member to a Buddhist, a real estate salesman in Australia to an exporter in Holland. He was a mostra altro police officer in Amsterdam from 1966 to 1975 and his crime novels featuring detectives Grijpstra and De Gier were based on his experiences. He also wrote a trilogy based on the time he spent at a Japanese Zen Buddhist monastery and wrote children's books about a porcupine named Hugh Pine. In 1984, he received the French Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. He died on July 4, 2008 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Nota di disambiguazione:
(dut) Jan van de Wetering is not the same as Janwillem van de Wetering
(eng) Jan van de Wetering is not the same as Janwillem van de Wetering
Serie
Opere di Janwillem van de Wetering
Distant danger: The 1988 Mystery Writers of America anthology (1988) — Editor & Contributor — 29 copie
Brief uit het dodenrijk 3 copie
Waar zijn we aan begonnen?: Een psychologisch overzicht van levenslopelijke struikelblokken (1985) 2 copie
Der blonde Affe 1 copia
De kleine uil acht manieren om ergens te komen zoals Boeddha dat 2500 jaar geleden aanraadde (1982) 1 copia
De zesde deur — Autore — 1 copia
Katten och andra berättelser 1 copia
Een ongenode gast 1 copia
Misdaadverhalen 1 copia
Het Enneagram als procesmodel 1 copia
Opere correlate
Judge Dee at Work: Eight Chinese Detective Stories (1967) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni — 436 copie
Murder on the Menu: Cordon Bleu Stories of Crime and Mystery, Volume 1 (1984) — Collaboratore — 194 copie
These United States: Original Essays by Leading American Writers on Their State within the Union by John Leonard (1995) — Collaboratore — 91 copie
Five Auspicious Clouds / Morning of the Monkey / He Came with the Rain (1969) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni — 26 copie
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Murder and Other Mishaps Anthology #27 (1989) — Collaboratore — 5 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Wetering, Janwillem van de
- Nome legale
- Wetering, Janwillem Lincoln van de
- Altri nomi
- Wetering, Janwillem Van de
- Data di nascita
- 1931-02-12
- Data di morte
- 2008-07-04
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Netherlands
- Luogo di nascita
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Luogo di morte
- Blue Hill, Maine, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Surry, Maine, USA
Cape Town, South Africa
London, England, UK
Kyoto, Japan
Columbia
Peru (mostra tutto 8)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Attività lavorative
- detective novelist
- Nota di disambiguazione
- Jan van de Wetering is not the same as Janwillem van de Wetering
Utenti
Recensioni
The perfidious parrot di Janwillem Van de Wetering
The usual blend of humor and philosophy that seems to be the strong suit of the cold country writers
An honest and straight-forward account of a year-long retreat in Japan. The author doesn't hide the difficulties he had during his prolonged practice. Besides motivational issues, he also had trouble adjusting to the strict discipline and routine in the monastery. Many of his philosophical questions went unanswered during his stay, partly because of the culture clash between post-war Japan and the Netherlands.
Read before: 24-09-2011
Read before: 24-09-2011
This is the last book of Weterings trilogy regarding his experience with Zen buddhism. It is clear that the author could not come to terms with the sometimes eccentric style of education of his different teachers over the years. The book is mostly a chronicle of the darker side of Weterings quest to find the meaning of life.
A recluse who lived like a slob despite having a home crammed full of valuable antiques is found dead, shot between the eyes by someone with the skills of a professional marksman. The most likely suspect appears to be the man's lesbian neighbor, who may have been jealous of her beautiful housemate's interest in the man and who also had the skills necessary to pull off the shot.
This book wasn't a good fit for me at all. I don't know where I got the willpower necessary to finish it, but somehow I managed it.
It seems that this may have at least partly been a cultural issue - this excellent review on Goodreads explains how Grijpstra and De Gier's policing style incorporates the Dutch concept of gezelligheid. I could definitely tell that they had a more laid-back approach to policing than I expected, and I recall being intrigued by the negative way characters, even (especially?) police officers, responded to things phrased as orders.
That said, this book made for excruciatingly slow reading, and I couldn't bring myself to care about any of the characters (in fact, I had trouble remembering which one was Grijpstra and which one was De Gier most of the time). I haven't read the previous two books in the series, but I don't think that was as much of an issue as the characters' overall attitude. It probably didn't help that the way the various police characters leered at female witnesses made my skin crawl. The best part was when this hilariously backfired on De Gier and left him stranded without gas, stuck with an annoying child and a troublesome woman.
Not a series I plan on revisiting.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)… (altro)
This book wasn't a good fit for me at all. I don't know where I got the willpower necessary to finish it, but somehow I managed it.
It seems that this may have at least partly been a cultural issue - this excellent review on Goodreads explains how Grijpstra and De Gier's policing style incorporates the Dutch concept of gezelligheid. I could definitely tell that they had a more laid-back approach to policing than I expected, and I recall being intrigued by the negative way characters, even (especially?) police officers, responded to things phrased as orders.
That said, this book made for excruciatingly slow reading, and I couldn't bring myself to care about any of the characters (in fact, I had trouble remembering which one was Grijpstra and which one was De Gier most of the time). I haven't read the previous two books in the series, but I don't think that was as much of an issue as the characters' overall attitude. It probably didn't help that the way the various police characters leered at female witnesses made my skin crawl. The best part was when this hilariously backfired on De Gier and left him stranded without gas, stuck with an annoying child and a troublesome woman.
Not a series I plan on revisiting.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)… (altro)
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- Opere
- 88
- Opere correlate
- 25
- Utenti
- 5,946
- Popolarità
- #4,154
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 142
- ISBN
- 424
- Lingue
- 16
- Preferito da
- 20
