Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Willem Frederik Hermans" in English language version.
Hermans has written a classic with this book, a scathing exploration of human nature, of the small pettiness that consumes people even in the most dramatic of situations.
"I have the impression that he [Le Carré] based his Spy largely on my book," said Hermans, whose novel tells the story of a man who carries out dangerous missions with British agents during the German occupation of the Netherlands.
