"De Geschiedenis van Woutertje Pieterse, Deel 1" by Multatuli is a novel that appeared as fragments in his work "Ideeën." The story follows Wouter Pieterse, a dreamy and poetic boy growing up in a petit-bourgeois Amsterdam household during the French period. His curious, imaginative nature constantly clashes with the narrow-mindedness of his surroundings, forming the central conflict of this coming-of-age tale. This work became Multatuli's second-most famous after "Max Havelaar."
Wikipedia page about this book: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woutertje_Pieterse