Hella Haasse
Novelist, Author
1918 – 2011
Who was Hella Haasse?
Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse was a Dutch writer, often referred to as "the Grand Old Lady" of Dutch literature, and whose novel Oeroeg was a staple for generations of Dutch schoolchildren. Her internationally acclaimed magnum opus is "Heren van de Thee", translated to "The Tea Lords". In 1988 Haasse was chosen to interview the Dutch Queen for her 50th birthday after which celebrated Dutch author Adriaan van Dis called Haasse "the Queen among authors".
Haasse has the first Dutch digital online museum dedicated to the life and work of an author. The museum was opened in 2008 on her 90th birthday.
Haasse has an asteroid named after her.
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- Born
- Feb 2, 1918
Jakarta - Also known as
- Hélène Serafia Haasse
- Hella S. Haasse
- C.J. van der Sevensterre
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Jan van Lelyveld
(1994 - 2008)
- Jan van Lelyveld
- Children
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Profession
- Lived in
- Jakarta
- Died
- Sep 29, 2011
Amsterdam
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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