L. Th. Lehmann (1920–2012)

Louis Th. Lehmann (1920 - 2012) is a writer on the fringe of Dutch letters. He wrote poetry, and, mostly, short prose, some of which in the form of fiction, and some essays. Much of his work was written under various pseudonyms. He had very broad interests, as is evident in this small collection of essays about Latin-American music and dance, and travelogues about Latin-America and South-West Germany.

Professionally, Louis Th. Lehmann was internationally renowned as an underwater archaeologist. During the 1960s-70s he published about prehistoric pottery and later about the history of ship archaeology.… (mehr)

Louis Lehmann, although on many of his books signed off as L. Th. Lehmann was active as a writer and poet for more than 70 years, while alongside he had a professional careers as a ships archaeologist. He was also active as a musician and composer. Although some of his works were published with the most respected mainstream publishers, many of his works were smaller publication which appeared on the margin of the literary scene, making Lehmann more of an author for connoiseurs than mainstream readership.

Tussen Medemblik en Hippolytushoef is a short novel or novella. It describes one day in the life of a university student. Many of the images and scenes in the story are set in Amsterdam. The climax of the day's ruminations are the student's attempt to get laid.… (mehr)