E. du Perron

Charles Edgar du Perron, more commonly known as E. du Perron, was a Dutch poet and author. He is best known for his literary acclaimed masterpiece Land van herkomst (Country of origin) of 1935. Together with Menno ter Braak and Maurice Roelants he founded the short-lived but influential literary magazine Forum in 1932.

E. du Perron
Du Perron in 1939
BornCharles Edgar du Perron
(1899-11-02)2 November 1899
Meester Cornelis, Dutch East Indies
Died14 May 1940(1940-05-14) (aged 40)
Bergen, Netherlands
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • poet
  • essayist
  • critic
NationalityDutch
GenreNovel, poetry, essay
Literary movementLiterary modernism
Notable works
  • Parlando (1930)
  • Country of Origin (1935)
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