Hendrika Ruger | |
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 Ruger in the 1960s | |
| Born | 1928 (age 93–94) The Netherlands |
| Occupation | Writer, publisher, translator |
| Nationality | Dutch-Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Windsor |
Hendrika Ruger is a Dutch-Canadian author, publisher, and the founder of Netherlandic Press publishing company. [1]
Hendrika Ruger was born in 1928 and began publishing in the late 1950s. [lower-alpha 1] In 1957, Ruger's paper "National Music" was presented at the University of Windsor's Annual Music Meeting. [3] Hendrika Ruger graduated from the University of Windsor in Canada in May 1971. [4] In 1976, Ruger was appointed as a Specialist Librarian at Windsor's Carnegie Library. [5]
In 1981, Hendrika Ruger founded Netherlandic Press, a publishing company focused on literary works by Dutch-Canadians and Canadians of Dutch descent. [6] [7] In the 1980s and 1990s, Netherlandic Press published eight volumes of poetry and short fiction by Dutch-Canadians, as well as several English translations of Dutch texts. Ruger's books have celebrated Dutch-Canadian writers such as Guy Vanderhaeghe, Aritha Van Herk and Ralph D. Witten. [8] [9] [10] In a review of Hendrika Ruger's book Distant Kin, Tamara J. Palmer wrote that "although it is certainly not heavy handed in its exploration of what might be called 'the Dutch-Canadian experience,' Hendrika Ruger makes clear that the stories and poems collected here do represent recent attempts by the children of immigrants to examine the history of their parents' migration and struggle and to give their discoveries academic or literary form." [11]
In 2004, Stephanie Bolster celebrated Hendrika Ruger for Ruger's "ongoing support" of Dutch-Canadian poet Diana Brebner. [12]
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