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"Jongens waren we--maar aardige jongens. Al zeg ik 't zelf. We zijn nu veel wijzer, stakkerig wijs zijn we, behalve Bavink, die mal geworden is."--incipit Titaantjes (1915) by Nescio

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Titaantjes (1915, Little Titans) is a book by Nescio, first published in Groot-Nederland. It is a semi-sequel to De uitvreter and again features Koekebakker as narrator, reminiscing about his time with Bavink, and the newly introduced characters of Hoyer, Bekker, and Kees, when he still had ideals. The opening sentence is "Boys we were – but nice boys". The story then leaps ahead several years. Koekebakker is now a successful journalist, while each of the others have failed their ideals in one way or another. Hoyer has given up on changing the world, and works painting portraits. Kees has a blue collar job. Bekker is a mid range official in the SDAP. The most ardent adherent to their youthful ideals, Bavink, went mad after being unable to create the masterpiece he had striven after for so long.


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