Hella Haasse

Dutch writer (1918-2011) · Netherlands · On the map · Writers · Died at 93

Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse was a Dutch writer, often referred to as the "Grande Dame" of Dutch literature, and whose novel Oeroeg (1948) was a staple for generations of Dutch schoolchildren. Her internationally acclaimed magnum opus is Heren van de Thee, translated to The Tea Lords.

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2011Died29 September 20112004Dutch Literature PrizeAward2003Dirk MartensprijsAwardPublieksprijs voor het Nederlandse BoekAward1995Opzij Literature prizeAward1993Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse BoekAward1985Dr. J.P. van Praag-prijsAward1983P.C. Hooft AwardAward1981Constantijn Huygens PrizeAward1977Littéraire Witte AwardAward1962ANV-Visser Neerlandia prize for dramaAward1961Prijs van de Stichting KunstenaarsverzetAward1918Born2 February 1918

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Father W.H. van Eemlandt

Hella Haasse

Child Ellen van Lelyveld

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Tea plantation in the Preanger mountains, West Java, the area where Haasse's novel The Tea Lords is set and which she visited.

N. Meerburgh: Tea Camellia sinensis Kuntze, 1789, used a bookcover for The Tea Lords

Awards

Dutch Literature Prize2004

Dirk Martensprijs2003

Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek2003

Opzij Literature prize1995

Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek1993

Dr. J.P. van Praag-prijs1985

P.C. Hooft Award1983

Constantijn Huygens Prize1981

Littéraire Witte Award1977

ANV-Visser Neerlandia prize for drama1962

Prijs van de Stichting Kunstenaarsverzet1961

Honorary Doctor of the University of Utrecht

Officer of the Legion of Honour

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

Officer of Arts and Letters

Eremedaille voor Kunst en Wetenschap in Goud

About this person

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".

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Netherlands