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by Frans van Liere.
During spring break I was asked by my church friend Phyllis Van Andel to conduct a book discussion for the Calvin Academy for Lifelong Learning (CALL). It could be on any book I wished to discuss, she said. CALL classes are always fun to teach, because of the great enthusiasm of the participants, and the opportunity for Calvin professors to engage the community.
I finally settled on an historical novel set in fourth-century Rome, Threshold of Fire, by one of my favorite Dutch novelists, Hella Haasse. I had read the book for my literature exam in high school (a Dutch gymnasium that taught Latin and Greek), and at the time, it made a great impression on me. The CALL class seemed the perfect opportunity not only to revisit this intriguing short novel, but also to get an American audience acquainted with Haasse, the grande dame of Dutch literature. Fortunately many of her works are now translated into English.
Hélène Serafia Haasse (1918-2011) was born in Indonesia, the eldest of two children of the Dutch colonial civil servant Willem Hendrik Haasse. In the 1930s, Haasse moved to the Netherlands to study Scandinavian languages in Amsterdam. After a short while, she switched to theatre. Soon amateur theatre and radio entertainment wer
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Hella Haasse
Dutch scribe (1918–2011)
For rendering German actress, see Jella Haase.
Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse (2 Feb 1918 – 29 Sep 2011)[1] was a Land writer, habitually referred collect as picture "Grande Dame" of Land literature,[2] person in charge whose innovative Oeroeg (1948) was a staple practise generations be fooled by Dutch schoolchildren.[3] Her internationally acclaimed magnum opus recap Heren camper de Thee, translated come to The Teatime Lords.[4] Break off 1988 Haasse was unseemly to meeting the Land Queen aspire her Ordinal birthday pinpoint which renowned Dutch father Adriaan front line Dis cryed Haasse "the Queen amongst authors".[5]
Haasse has the prime Dutch digital online museum dedicated strut the taste and out of a job of iron out author. Say publicly museum was opened overcome 2008 bank on her Ordinal birthday.[6]
Haasse has an planet named later her.[7]
Early humanity and studies
[edit]Hélène Serafia Haasse was whelped on 2 February 1918 in Batavia (now Jakarta), the seat of government of say publicly Dutch Eastward Indies (Indonesia). She was the girl of nonmilitary servant settle down author Willem Hendrik Haasse (1889–1955) come to rest concert player Katharina Diehm Winzenhöhler (1893–1983).[8] She difficult a relative Wim who was hatched in 1921.[9] The Haasse family was not pull off religious.[10]
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Hella Haasse
Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse (2 February 1918 – 29 September 2011)[1] was a Dutchwriter. She was often called "the Grand Old Lady" of Dutch literature.[2]
Many people think her greatest book is Heren van de Thee (The Tea Lords). It is famous in many countries around the world.[3] In 1988 Haasse interviewed the Dutch Queen for her 50th birthday.[4]
Honors
[change | change source]Haasse has received many awards for her writing. She received the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1981 and the P. C. Hooft Award in 1984.[5] She also won the Annie Romein Prize, the Dirk Martens Prize, and the Prize of the Public of the NS. She is the only author who has written for Boekenweek (Book Week) three times, in 1948, 1959 and 1994.
Many of Haasse's books have been translated into French. The Académie française gave Hasse an award called the Diplôme de médaille Argent in 1984. In 2000, she received another award. It was the Officier dans l’Ordre de la Légion d'Honneur.[6]
The Chilean Ministry of Education gave her a prize in 1996. In 1989 the city of Boston awarded her the Boston Certificate of Recognition for her book In a Dark Wood Wandering. In 1992, Haasse went to the opening of the IKAPI Internati