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Hella Haasse

1918 - 2011

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Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse (2 February 1918 – 29 September 2011) 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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hella Haasse is the 2,704th most popular writer (down from 2,631st in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Indonesia (up from 29th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indonesian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hella Haasse ranks 2,704 out of 7,302. Before her are Peter Bichsel, Varian Fry, José María Arguedas, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Johann Froben, and Józef Czapski. After her are Hildebert, Pierre Grimal, Peter Høeg, Theodorus Gaza, Vazha-Pshavela, and Francisco Ayala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Hella Haasse ranks 132. Before her are Raimon Panikkar, Igor Ansoff, Marie Smith Jones, David Ausubel, Ján Kadár, and Willi Graf. After her are Aldo van Eyck, Shankar Dayal Sharma, Humaira Begum, George Mosse, Giovanni Canestri, and Abraham Robinson. Among people deceased in 2011, Hella Haasse ranks 140. Before her are Cy Twombly, Lazar Mojsov, Frederick Chiluba, María Elena Walsh, Ali Saibou, and Édouard Glissant. After her are Jean Bartik, Josef Suk, Peter Yates, Ladislav Novák, Kazimierz Świątek, and Mohamed Bouazizi.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Hella Haasse ranks 27 out of 158. Before her are Dharmakirti (700), George Uhlenbeck (1900), Lil Dagover (1887), Hendrik Brouwer (1581), Adam Malik (1917), and Raden Saleh (1811). After her are Tan Malaka (1897), Sutan Sjahrir (1909), Cut Nyak Dhien (1850), Iskandar Muda (1583), Abdul Haris Nasution (1918), and Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (1950).

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Among WRITERS In Indonesia

Among writers born in Indonesia, Hella Haasse ranks 2. Before her are Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1925). After her are Chairil Anwar (1922), Amir Hamzah (1911), Abdul Muis (1883), Nh. Dini (1936), Mochtar Lubis (1922), Xaviera Hollander (1943), Sapardi Djoko Damono (1940), Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana (1908), Jeroen Brouwers (1940), and Ayu Utami (1968).

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