Hella S. Haasse

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born

February 02, 1918 in Batavia, Indonesia

died

September 29, 2011

gender

female

website

http://www.hellahaasse.nl

genre

Historical Fiction

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Hella S. Haasse (b. 1918) 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. 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 generations.

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Average rating: 3.50 · 1,509 ratings · 184 reviews · 43 distinct works

	Oeroeg 3.22 avg rating — 543 ratings — published 1948 — 16 editions	My rating:
	In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages by Hella S. Haasse, Anita Miller (Editor) 4.02 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 1949 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Heren van de thee 3.67 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 1992 — 17 editions	My rating:
	Sleuteloog 3.30 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Scarlet City: a novel of 16th century Italy 3.45 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1952 — 15 editions	My rating:
	De Verborgen Bron 3.45 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1950 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Transit 2.86 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1994	My rating:
	Het tuinhuis 3.54 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	My rating:
	De ingewijden 3.58 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1957 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Fenrir: een lang weekend in de Ardennen 3.26 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	My rating:

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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

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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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