← Louis CouperusOld People and the Things That Passby Louis CouperusMeditation on aging and the passage of time through interconnected livesFind on Amazon↗About the authorLouis CouperusDutch author whose novels about Dutch colonial society in the Dutch East Indies and fin-de-siecle Hague society are among the finest in the Dutch language. Eline Vere and The Hidden Force are his masterpieces.More by Louis CouperusEline VerePsychological novel about a woman's descent and mental deterioration→The Hidden ForceColonial novel exploring mysticism and psychological conflict in Java→Small SoulsFamily saga examining moral mediocrity across generations→EcstasyNovella exploring spiritual transcendence and human passion→