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Dutch writer (1918–2011)

Also known as: Haasse, Helene Serafia Haasse, Hella S. Haasse, Hella Serafia Haasse, Хелла Хаассе, هيلا هاس

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Known works

The Tea Lords
Threshold of Fire (1993)
Woud der verwachting (1989)
The scarlet city (1990)
Een handvol achtergrond (1993)