J.J. Klant - De geboorte van Jan Klaassen

J.J. Klant - De geboorte van Jan Klaassen - Amsterdam - De Bezige Bij - 1946 - 1st edition - [164] pp - Halfl cloth binding with dust jacket - 13 x 20 cm.

Condition: Excellent - contemporary ex-libris bookplate on the endpaper.

Debut novel by Joop Klant (1915-1994), in which the puppet Jan Klaassen comes to life and goes to work in an office in the human world, learns the value of money, and falls in love (but not with Katrijn). Hardback first edition. Retail price was Fl.4.10.

¶ Johannes Jacobus Klant was an economist and professor at the University of Amsterdam. On the back of the dust jacket of the second edition (1948) of Gerard Reve's 'De Avonden', an advertisement is made for this "afrekening met duivel en dood" (according to F. Bordewijk) and "meest opmerkelijke proza debuut na de bevrijding" (W.F. Hermans).