Ebook {Epub PDF} The Tea Lords by Hella S. Haasse

 · The Tea Lords, by Hella S. Haasse, Translated by Ina Rilke I chose this book for a ‘readalong’ as part of Dutch Literature Month at Iris on Books because as a former teacher of Indonesian language, I’ve been to Indonesia and know a bit about their history and bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 11 mins.  · the tea lords by hella s. haasse. the plainness of haasse’s storytelling might lull you into thinking this is a simple narrative and these simple characters. that would be a misconception. she describes the life of rudolf kerkhoven, who in , leaves holland for java to establish a tea plantation and make his fortune. a well-educated young Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. My Jakarta Globe review of The Tea Lords The Tea Lords by Hella S. Haasse “is a novel, but it is not ‘fiction’”, writes the author in a vital note, tucked away at the very end of the book. Factual histories often focus on the big figures – princes, revolutionaries and governors-general – and leave the lives of the bit players to writers of historical fiction/5.

The Tea Lords by Hella S Haasse Passions run high on a lush plantation in Java, in a compelling piece of historical fiction that examines family and heritage. Lucy Scholes. The Tea Lords by Hella S. Haasse, , available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. The great masterpiece of the living Dutch novelist most often tipped as a contender for the Nobel Prize for Literature - a classic tale of the European settlers' experience in the Far East worthy of Conrad or Kipling.

The Tea Lords is the first work of hers translated into English for 15 years. bltadwin.ru INA RILKE translates Dutch, Flemish and French literature. Among the authors she has translated are Hafid Bouazza, Louis Couperus, W.F. Hermans, Erwin Mortier, Cees Nooteboom, Pierre Peju and Dai Sijie. Haasse's 'The Tea Lords' is about colonial life in the Dutch East Indies (present day Indonesia), as experienced by the Kerkhoven family between and Principally, the book follows the expatriate life of Rudolf Kerkhoven, the eldest son, from the time he prepares to leave Holland to join his family in the cultivation of tea, through to the end of his working life. She started publishing in and many of her books have gained classic status in the Netherlands. Haasse has received several prestigious literary awards, among them the Dutch Literature Prize in , and her work has been translated into many languages. The Tea Lords is the first work of hers translated into English for 15 years. She has won the Vondel Translation Prize, the Scott Moncrieff Prize, and the Flemish Culture Prize for literary translation.