author
P. A. (Paul Adriaan) Daum
1849–1898
A sharp-eyed Dutch journalist and novelist, he became one of the standout voices of nineteenth-century Dutch East Indies fiction. His stories first reached readers as newspaper serials and are still remembered for their lively, realistic view of colonial society.
8 Audiobooks
Indische menschen in Holland: Oorspronkelijke roman
by P. A. (Paul Adriaan) Daum
Goena-Goena: Oorspronkelijke roman
by P. A. (Paul Adriaan) Daum
De Hogerveldt's: Oorspronkelijk Tooneelspel in 3 Bedrijven
by P. A. (Paul Adriaan) Daum, Johan Jacob Estor
"Nummer Elf" : Oorspronkelijke roman
by P. A. (Paul Adriaan) Daum
H. van Brakel, Ing. B.O.W. : Oorspronkelijke roman
by P. A. (Paul Adriaan) Daum
Aboe Bakar: Indische Roman
by P. A. (Paul Adriaan) Daum
L. Van Velton-Van der Linden : Oorspronkelijke roman
by P. A. (Paul Adriaan) Daum
"Ups" en "downs" in het Indische leven
by P. A. (Paul Adriaan) Daum
About the author
Born in The Hague in 1850, P. A. Daum — also published under the name Maurits — largely educated himself and first worked for the railways before turning to journalism. In 1879 he moved to the Dutch East Indies, where he worked for newspapers and built the career that made him widely known.
Daum is best remembered as an important writer of Dutch East Indies literature. His novels often appeared first as feuilletons, or serialized newspaper stories, and readers especially know works such as Uit de suiker in de tabak and Goena-Goena. His fiction is often praised for its vivid, realistic picture of colonial life.
He died in 1898 in Laag-Soeren, in the Netherlands. Though his life was relatively short, his work kept a lasting place in Dutch literary history, especially in writing connected to the former Dutch East Indies.