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Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse (2 February 1918 – 29 September 2011)〔(Notice of death if Hella Haasse ) (in Dutch)〕 was a Dutch writer, often referred to as "the Grand Old Lady" 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"''.〔Evans, Julian ''The Tea Lords by Hella S Haasse – review'' (The Guardian, Saturday 4 December 2010)( The Guardian and Observer Online Book Review )〕 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"''.〔( Official Online Hella Haasse Museum. )〕 Haasse has the first Dutch digital online museum dedicated to the life and work of an author. The museum was opened in 2008 on her 90th birthday.〔( Official Online Hella Haasse Museum. )〕 Haasse has an asteroid named after her.〔( Official Online Hella Haasse Museum. )〕 == Early life and studies == Hélène Serafia Haasse was born on 2 February 1918 in Batavia (now Jakarta), the capital of the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). She was the daughter of civil servant and author Willem Hendrik Haasse (1889–1955) and concert pianist Katharina Diehm Winzenhöhler (1893–1983).〔 (Geboorte Hella ), Hella Haasse Museum. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.〕 She had a brother Wim who was born in 1921.〔 (Geboorte broer Wim ), Hella Haasse Museum. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.〕 The Haasse family was not very religious.〔 (Hella naar de lagere school ), Hella Haasse Museum. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.〕 Before Haasse's first birthday, the family moved from Batavia to Buitenzorg (Bogor), because her mother's health would benefit from the milder climate.〔 In 1920, the family moved to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, where her father got a temporary job at the city hall.〔 (Van Buitenzorg naar Rotterdam ), Hella Haasse Museum. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.〕 In 1922, the family moved back to the Indies to Soerabaja (Surabaya). Here Haasse went to kindergarten and later to a Catholic primary school, because this was the nearest school.〔〔 (Van Rotterdam naar Soerabaja ), Hella Haasse Museum. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.〕 When her mother became ill and went to a sanatory in Davos, Haasse was first sent to her maternal grandparents in Heemstede and then her paternal grandparents in Baarn, and she later stayed at a boarding school in Baarn. In 1928, her mother was recovered and all family members moved back to the Indies to Bandoeng (Bandung).〔 (Van Baarn naar Bandoeng ), Hella Haasse Museum. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.〕 In 1930, the Haasse family moved again to Buitenzorg,〔 (Van Bandoeng naar Buitenzorg ), Hella Haasse Museum. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.〕 and a year later again to Batavia. Here she went to the secondary school Bataviaas Lyceum, where Haasse became an active member of the literary club Elcee.〔 (Naar het lyceum in Batavia ), Hella Haasse Museum. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.〕 In 1935, the family visited the Netherlands, after which Haasse became aware of differences between the Dutch and East Indian society.〔 (Met verlof naar Nederland ), Hella Haasse Museum. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.〕 Haasse graduated from the Lyceum in 1938.〔 (Hella doet eindexamen ), Hella Haasse Museum. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.〕 Haasse then moved to the Netherlands to study Dutch. She quickly abandoned this plan, and studied Scandinavian language and literature at the University of Amsterdam.〔 (Overtocht naar Nederland ), Hella Haasse Museum. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.〕 In Amsterdam, she joined a student theater group and met her future husband Jan van Lelyveld, who invited her to become an editor for the satirical magazine ''Propria Cures'' in 1940.〔 (Hella leert Jan van Lelyveld kennen ), Hella Haasse Museum. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hella Haasse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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