Willem Philippe Maria "Wim" Zaal (14 August 1935,
Amsterdam - 11 October 2021,
Muiden) was a Dutch journalist, essayist, translator and literary critic. He was literary editor of ''
Elsevier'' for years.
He has edited anthologies from the works of many authors, including
Joost van den Vondel. He translated works by the
Belgian writer
Neel Doff from French into Dutch and also translated the memoirs of King
Louis Bonaparte in 1983.
Zaal also wrote a few books about
Italy, a country that has always fascinated him.
In 2001,
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands awarded him the Honorary Cross of the
Order of the House of Orange.
Works
*''Vloekjes bij de thee: Een reportage over de 19de eeuw in Nederland'',
J.M. Meulenhoff
Uitgeverij Lannoo Groep is a Belgian publishing group, based in Tielt, with assets in Belgium and the Netherlands. Its Belgian subsidiary is Uitgeverij Lannoo. Its Dutch subsidiary is LannooMeulenhoff. Over the years Lannoo evolved from Catholic ...
, Amsterdam, 1961. Re-issued in 1993 by Goossens, Rijswijk
*''Zó ben ik nu eenmaal: Nederlanders schrijven over zichzelf in dagboeken, autobiografieën en brieven'',
Bonaventura, Amsterdam, 1962
*''Aan de rol met Sisyfus: Divagatiën en consideratiën'', Wereldbibliotheek, Amsterdam, 1964
*''De Herstellers: Lotgevallen van de Nederlandse fascisten'', Ambo, Utrecht, 1966
*''Nooit van gehoord: Stiefkinderen van de Nederlandse beschaving'', Ambo, Utrecht, 1969. Re-issued in 1974 by
De Arbeiderspers
De Arbeiderspers is a Dutch publishing company, started as a socialist enterprise. The name means 'The Workers' Press'.
History
The company was started in 1929 as a combination of the publishing firm N.V. Ontwikkeling and the Dutch Social Dem ...
, Amsterdam
*''Geliefde Gedichten die iedereen kent maar niet kan vinden'',
De Arbeiderspers
De Arbeiderspers is a Dutch publishing company, started as a socialist enterprise. The name means 'The Workers' Press'.
History
The company was started in 1929 as a combination of the publishing firm N.V. Ontwikkeling and the Dutch Social Dem ...
, Amsterdam, 1972
*''Gods onkruid: Nederlandse sekten en messiassen'',
J.M. Meulenhoff
Uitgeverij Lannoo Groep is a Belgian publishing group, based in Tielt, with assets in Belgium and the Netherlands. Its Belgian subsidiary is Uitgeverij Lannoo. Its Dutch subsidiary is LannooMeulenhoff. Over the years Lannoo evolved from Catholic ...
, Amsterdam, 1972. Re-issued in 1985 by Kruseman, The Hague, and in 2004 by Aspekt, Soesterberg
*''De Nederlandse fascisten'', Wetenschappelijke Uitgeverij, Amsterdam, 1973
*''Geheime Gedichten: Die Niemand Kent Maar Die Toch Gezien Mogen Worden'',
De Arbeiderspers
De Arbeiderspers is a Dutch publishing company, started as a socialist enterprise. The name means 'The Workers' Press'.
History
The company was started in 1929 as a combination of the publishing firm N.V. Ontwikkeling and the Dutch Social Dem ...
, Amsterdam, 1974
*''Zoek het koninkrijk: Heiligenlevens voor niet-gelovigen verteld'',
J.M. Meulenhoff
Uitgeverij Lannoo Groep is a Belgian publishing group, based in Tielt, with assets in Belgium and the Netherlands. Its Belgian subsidiary is Uitgeverij Lannoo. Its Dutch subsidiary is LannooMeulenhoff. Over the years Lannoo evolved from Catholic ...
, Amsterdam, 1976
*''Rome: Gids om Rome lief te hebben'', J.H. Gottmer, Haarlem, 1977.
*''De heiligen: Erflaters van Europa'', Ambo, Baarn, 1982
*''Flip van der Burgt: 1927-1977'', Stichting Vrienden van Flip van der Burgt, Amsterdam, 1984
*''Voorlopige uitslag'', De Oude Degel, Eemnes, 1985
*''Rome'', Terra, Zutphen, 1985
*''Vlak bij Vlaanderen: Een Hollander over het zuiden'',
Manteau
Manteau is a word of French origin meaning cloak, gown or overcoat.
Manteau may refer to:
* Angèle Manteau (1911–2008), Belgian publisher
** Manteau (publisher), a Belgian imprint
See also
* Manto (disambiguation)
* ''Sous le Manteau
''So ...
, Antwerpen/Amsterdam, 1986
*''Verhalen van man tot man'', Goossens, Tricht, 1987
*''Een tik van Italië: Reisverhalen'', Amber, Amsterdam, 1991. Re-issued in 2001 by Aspekt, Soesterberg
*''De verlakkers'', Amber, Amsterdam, 1991. Re-issued in 2009 as ''Valsheid in geschriften''
*''Roma magica: Mysteries en mirakelen van de eeuwige stad'', Conserve, Schoorl, 1993
*''Onnozele kinderen: Lodewijk XVII, Victor van Aveyron, Kaspar Hauser'',
De Arbeiderspers
De Arbeiderspers is a Dutch publishing company, started as a socialist enterprise. The name means 'The Workers' Press'.
History
The company was started in 1929 as a combination of the publishing firm N.V. Ontwikkeling and the Dutch Social Dem ...
, Amsterdam, 1995
*''De buitenbeentjes: 36 schrijvers die ik heb gekend'', Aspekt, Nieuwegein, 1995
*''De vuist van de paus: De Nederlandse zouaven in Italië, 1860-1870'', Aspekt, Nieuwegein, 1996
*''De eeuwige belofte van Eldorado'', Aspekt, Nieuwegein, 1996
*''Rust in Rome: Wandelen langs dodenakkers, grafkerken, catacomben, mausolea en andere plaatsen van eeuwige rust'', Elmar, Rijswijk, 1999
*''Bar en boos: De slechtste gedichten in de Nederlandse taal'', Prometheus, Amsterdam, 2001
*''Zestig jaar in de beschaving'', Aspekt, Soesterberg, 2002
*''Engelenzang en andere gedichten'', De Beuk, Amsterdam, 2003
*''Rome: een religieuze gids'', Aspekt, Soesterberg, 2004
*''Alle heiligen: Heiligenkalender voor Nederland en Vlaanderen'', Elmar, Rijswijk, 2004
*''Moord in het Vaticaan: De mooiste verhalen over Rome'', Aspekt, Soesterberg, 2006
*''Een leeuw is eigenlijk iemand: Nederlandstalige dierenpoëzie'',
J.M. Meulenhoff
Uitgeverij Lannoo Groep is a Belgian publishing group, based in Tielt, with assets in Belgium and the Netherlands. Its Belgian subsidiary is Uitgeverij Lannoo. Its Dutch subsidiary is LannooMeulenhoff. Over the years Lannoo evolved from Catholic ...
, Amsterdam, 2006
*''God en Zoon: Wat iedereen moet weten over bijbel, christendom en kerkelijke feesten'', Aspekt, Soesterberg, 2007
*''Kaspar Hauser'', Aspekt, Soesterberg, 2008
*''De 100 leukste dierengedichten'',
J.M. Meulenhoff
Uitgeverij Lannoo Groep is a Belgian publishing group, based in Tielt, with assets in Belgium and the Netherlands. Its Belgian subsidiary is Uitgeverij Lannoo. Its Dutch subsidiary is LannooMeulenhoff. Over the years Lannoo evolved from Catholic ...
, Amsterdam, 2009
*''Valsheid in geschriften: Literaire vervalsingen en mystificaties'', Aspekt, Soesterberg, 2009 (re-issue of ''De verlakkers'')
*''Jan Toorop: Zijn leven, zijn werk, zijn tijd'', Aspekt, Soesterberg, 2010
References
External links
Wim Zaal at www.uitgeverijaspekt.nl
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1935 births
Living people
Dutch journalists
Dutch translators
Dutch essayists
Dutch literary critics
Writers from Amsterdam