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Hella Haasse
Writing
02 Feb 1918
† 29 Sept 2011
Batavia, Dutch East Indies [now Jakarta, Indonesia]
Biography
Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse (1918–2011) was a Dutch writer, often referred to as the "Grande Dame" of Dutch literature, and whose novel 'Oeroeg' (translated as 'The Black Lake', 1948) was a staple for generations of Dutch schoolchildren. Her internationally acclaimed magnum opus is 'Heren van de Thee' (The Tea Lords, 1992). In 1988 Haasse interviewed the Dutch Queen for her 50th birthday, after which celebrated Dutch author Adriaan van Dis called Haasse "the Queen among authors". In 1989 the c...
Also Known As
Hélène Serafia Haasse, Hella S. Haasse
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