Klaske Hiemstra
Klaske Hiemstra (born February 24, 1954 in Vledder ) is a Dutch writer. She writes books in the Frisian language.
Life
As a child of Frisian-speaking parents, Hiemstra grew up bilingual. Since she was eight, she has published stories and poems in Dutch on the children's website of De Friese Koerier, a regional newspaper in the province of Fryslân . During her studies in “nederlandse taal en letterkunde” (Dutch linguistics and literary studies), she chose modern literature as a major and Frisian modern literature as a minor.
Klaske Hiemstra did not begin to write texts in Frisian until 1997 when she was asked to become a member of the board of "It Skriuwersboun", the association of Frisian writers. Since December 31, 2009 Klaske Hiemstra has its own section on the website itnijs.nl , which is run by the Frisian Movement Council .
Novels
- Retoer Skylge (2004) ( Back to Terschelling )
- It Rinnen fan Silke (2006) ( The biography of Silke )
- Fairy tale: "It lân fan altyd snein" ( The land where it is always Sunday ), award-winning story, contained in the anthology De bok, it gouden aai en de sân ravens
- Eilânreis (2007) (island tour)
Poems
- “De skaadfrou” (2003) (The shadow woman).
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hiemstra, Klaske |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vledder |