Helen Knopper

Helen Knopper
Knopper (top) in 1974
Born(1934-06-18)18 June 1934
Naarden, Netherlands
Died7 December 2022(2022-12-07) (aged 88)
Amsterdam, Netherlands[1]
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)writer and translator

Helen Knopper (18 June 1934 – 7 December 2022) was a Dutch writer and translator.[2][3]

She made her debut in 1965 with prose and poetry.[2] She published many books over a period of over 55 years.[3] She published her last book En dan nog de liedjes in 2021. She translated among others Moby-Dick and The Worm Ouroboros, the book that was considered "untranslatable" for a long time.[4][5]

In 2017, she survived a ruptured aorta.[4] After being ill for some time, Knopper died in Amsterdam on 7 December 2022, at the age of 88.[4][1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "SCHRIJVER SCHRIJFSTER OVERLEDEN 2022". allesoverboekenenschrijvers.nl (in Dutch). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Helen Knopper". indeknipscheer.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Helen Knopper". dbnl.org (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Helen Knopper (1934-2022) overleden". tzum.info (in Dutch). 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Recensie: Helen Knopper – En dan nog de liedjes". tzum.info (in Dutch). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

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