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The Darkroom of Damocles (Dutch: De donkere kamer van Damokles) is a war novel by the Dutch writer Willem Frederik Hermans, published in 1958. An immediate success since it was first published, the novel has been printed in numerous editions and is one of the greatest World War II novels. The book has been translated into English twice, in 1962 by Roy Edwards, and again in 2007 by Ina Rilke. It was adapted into the 1963 film Like Two Drops of Water, directed by Fons Rademakers.Le Carré's spy novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold was in part inspired by The Darkroom of Damocles by Hermans, who suspected plagiarism.

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  • The Darkroom of Damocles (Dutch: De donkere kamer van Damokles) is a war novel by the Dutch writer Willem Frederik Hermans, published in 1958. An immediate success since it was first published, the novel has been printed in numerous editions and is one of the greatest World War II novels. The book has been translated into English twice, in 1962 by Roy Edwards, and again in 2007 by Ina Rilke. It was adapted into the 1963 film Like Two Drops of Water, directed by Fons Rademakers.Le Carré's spy novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold was in part inspired by The Darkroom of Damocles by Hermans, who suspected plagiarism. (en)
  • De donkere kamer van Damokles is de vijfde roman van de Nederlandse schrijver Willem Frederik Hermans en diens tweede oorlogsroman, gepubliceerd in november 1958. Met deze roman verwierf de auteur nationale erkenning. Kort na de Duitse inval in 1940 maakt de Voorschotense sigarenwinkelier Henri Osewoudt kennis met de geheimzinnige verzetsman Dorbeck, die Osewoudt betrekt bij allerlei verzetsactiviteiten. Na de bevrijding blijkt Dorbeck ineens spoorloos verdwenen. Osewoudt stelt alles in het werk om het bestaan van Dorbeck aan te tonen, onder meer door naar een fotonegatief te zoeken. (nl)
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  • Netherlands (en)
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  • 1962 (xsd:integer)
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  • Dutch (en)
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  • The Darkroom of Damocles (en)
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  • G. A. van Oorschot (en)
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  • De donkere kamer van Damokles (en)
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  • Roy Edwards (en)
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  • G. A. van Oorschot
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  • The Darkroom of Damocles (Dutch: De donkere kamer van Damokles) is a war novel by the Dutch writer Willem Frederik Hermans, published in 1958. An immediate success since it was first published, the novel has been printed in numerous editions and is one of the greatest World War II novels. The book has been translated into English twice, in 1962 by Roy Edwards, and again in 2007 by Ina Rilke. It was adapted into the 1963 film Like Two Drops of Water, directed by Fons Rademakers.Le Carré's spy novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold was in part inspired by The Darkroom of Damocles by Hermans, who suspected plagiarism. (en)
  • De donkere kamer van Damokles is de vijfde roman van de Nederlandse schrijver Willem Frederik Hermans en diens tweede oorlogsroman, gepubliceerd in november 1958. Met deze roman verwierf de auteur nationale erkenning. Kort na de Duitse inval in 1940 maakt de Voorschotense sigarenwinkelier Henri Osewoudt kennis met de geheimzinnige verzetsman Dorbeck, die Osewoudt betrekt bij allerlei verzetsactiviteiten. Na de bevrijding blijkt Dorbeck ineens spoorloos verdwenen. Osewoudt stelt alles in het werk om het bestaan van Dorbeck aan te tonen, onder meer door naar een fotonegatief te zoeken. (nl)
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