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February 2, 1918 â September 29, 2011
Batavia, Dutch East Indies [now Jakarta, Indonesia]
Also known as: HÊlène Serafia Haasse ¡ Hella S. Haasse
HĂŠlène "Hella" Serafia Haasse (1918â2011) was a Dutch writer, often referred to as the "Grande Dame" of Dutch literature, and whose novel 'Oeroeg' (translated as 'The Black Lake', 1948) was a staple for generations of Dutch schoolchildren. Her internationally acclaimed magnum opus is 'Heren van de Thee' (The Tea Lords, 1992). In 1988 Haasse interviewed the Dutch Queen for her 50th birthday, after which celebrated Dutch author Adriaan van Dis called Haasse "the Queen among autâŚ
