Hellema
Hellema (actually Alexander Bernhard van Praag ; born March 18, 1921 in Amsterdam , † March 19, 2005 in Bilthoven ) was a Dutch writer and resistance fighter .
During the Second World War he was imprisoned in a total of six concentration camps (including the Buchenwald concentration camp ) because of his resistance activities .
It was only after his sixtieth birthday that he began to work in literature .
Works
- Langzame dans als Verzoeningsrite (1982)
- Some stimulates the niet ter zake (1983)
- Joab (1984)
- Another tamboer (1985)
- Kimberley (1987)
- Twente, een plaatsbepaling in de tijd (1987)
- Bestekken (1989)
- De maan van de previous avond (1992)
- Slotnotering uit Barnet (1996)
- Klèm (1998)
- De woede van de wind (2003)
- Niet van Horen Zeggen (2005)
Web links
- Hellema , catalog entry in the Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren (dbnl)
- GJ van Bork: Hellema , biography in the Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren (dbnl), 2006 (Dutch)
- Atte Jongstra: Alles is voor niets (Review of Klèm ) , July 22, 2005 (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hellema |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Praag, Alexander Bernhard van (real name); Praag, Lex van (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch writer and resistance fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 2005 |
| Place of death | Bilthoven |