Evart van Dieren

Evart van Dieren describes the life of one of Holland's most remarkable figures: medical practitioner Van Dieren (1861-1940), an Amsterdammer, a prolific writer who caused quite a stir in his days. Even though he is all but forgotten nowadays, was and would always remain a colourful outsider.This work tells of the life and times of Van Dieren in the form of a series of narratives about the fights of this Dutch Don Quixote with his particular windmills. Individual chapters deal with his life, wor