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Hella S. Haasse

Born

in Batavia, Indonesia

February 02, 1918

Died

September 29, 2011

Website

http://www.hellahaasse.nl

Genre

Historical Fiction

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Hella S. Haasse (1918 - 2011) was born in Batavia, modern-day Jakarta. She moved to the Netherlands after secondary school. In 1945 she debuted with a collection of poems, entitled Stroomversnelling (Momentum). She made her name three years later with the novella given out to mark the Dutch Book Week, Oeroeg (The Black Lake, 1948). As with much of her work, this tale of the friendship between a Dutch and an Indonesian boy has gained the status of a classic in the Netherlands. Titles such as Het woud der verwachting (In a Dark Wood Wandering, 1949), Een nieuwer testament (Threshold of Fire, 1966) and Mevrouw Bentinck of Onverenigbaarheid van karakter (Mrs Bentinck or Irreconcilable in Character, 1978) have been greatly enjoyed by several gen ...more

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Average rating: 3.57 · 22,769 ratings · 2,050 reviews · 102 distinct works • Similar authors

	Oeroeg 3.47 avg rating — 8,680 ratings — published 1948 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heren van de thee 3.71 avg rating — 3,306 ratings — published 1992 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages 4.10 avg rating — 2,694 ratings — published 1949 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sleuteloog 3.38 avg rating — 1,298 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scarlet City 3.60 avg rating — 727 ratings — published 1952 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De verborgen bron 3.54 avg rating — 585 ratings — published 1950 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transit 3.16 avg rating — 519 ratings — published 1994 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De ingewijden 3.83 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 1957 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fenrir: Een lang weekend in de Ardennen 3.03 avg rating — 352 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Threshold of Fire: a novel of fifth century Rome by Hella S. Haasse, Anita Miller (Translator), Nini Blinstrub (Translator) 3.50 avg rating — 290 ratings — published 1966	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A person can carry his own persecutor, his own prison, about with him, Monseigneur. He can - as you know - die of thirst even when he has the clearest water within his reach. To be free...not to be free...it is all relative. No one has to drag along more ballast than he wants to and he who allows himself to be bound is a fool. The biggest fools are those who wear shackles of cobwebs and believe themselves to be helpless.”
― Hella S. Haasse

tags: inspirational

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“Men kan nooit werkelijk een plek-van-vroeger terug vinden, of een voorbije staat van zijn opnieuw beleven. Er is ooit een toestand van volmaakt geluk geweest die men in de loop van de tijd onophoudelijk verliest, vergeet. Toch blijft men geloveen dat die ergens in het verleden verzonken is en hervonden kan worden.”
― Hella S. Haasse, Berichten van het Blauwe Huis

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“Now he was singed by pain. When he finally opened his eyes he saw, at the end of the narrow green path, dazzlingly bright light. There she is, he thought breathlessly, there she is. With a shout of joy and deliverance he plunged forward to meet the light.”
― Hella S. Haasse, In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages

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Welk boek gaan we in Q4 2020 lezen? (Nederlandstalige klassieker)

De ontdekking van de hemel van Harry Mulisch - 905 pagina's

22 votes, 34.9%

Heren van de thee van Hella S. Haasse - 302 pagina's

14 votes, 22.2%

De zwarte met het witte hart van Arthur Japin - 389 pagina's

9 votes, 14.3%

De historie van mejuffrouw Sara Burgerhart van Betje Wolff - 413 pagina's

8 votes, 12.7%

Publieke werken van Thomas Rosenboom - 488 pagina's

4 votes, 6.3%

Van de koele meren des doods van Frederik van Eeden - 297 pagina's

4 votes, 6.3%

De tranen der acacia's van Willem Frederik Hermans - 399 pagina's

1 vote, 1.6%

Onder professoren van Willem Frederik Hermans - 425 pagina's

1 vote, 1.6%

63 total votes

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