by Hella S. Haasse · ACTES SUD · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782742718726
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«La source cachée» is the psychological novel by Hella S. Haasse, published by Actes Sud in paperback (140 pages, in French).
During a convalescence, Jurgen arrives at Breskel House, owned by the maternal grandparents of his wife Rina, to empty it and sell it. The atmosphere of the place seduces him and leads him to investigate the family past; then Eline emerges, Rina's mother, who died under mysterious circumstances, with whom Jurgen feels a strange communion.
The work was originally published in Dutch as «De verborgen bron» (1950); this French edition appeared in 1998 with a translation by Anne-Marie de Both-Diez.
For readers of psychological fiction and Dutch literature, interested in family mysteries and intimate atmospheres.
Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse was a Dutch writer, often referred to as the "Grande Dame" of Dutch literature, and whose novel Oeroeg (1948) was a staple for generations of Dutch schoolchildren. Her internationally acclaimed magnum opus is Heren van de Thee, translated to The Tea Lords. In 1988 Haasse was chosen to interview the Dutch Queen for her 50th birthday after which celebrated Dutch author Adriaan van Dis called Haasse "the Queen among authors".
