Thea Doelwijt

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Thea Doelwijt
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Thea Doelwijt
Born
Theodora Christina Doelwijt

(1938-12-03) December 3, 1938 (age 86)
Den Helder, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
OccupationWriter

Thea Doelwijt (born December 3, 1938) is a Surinamese-Dutch writer.

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Life

Doelwijt's father was Surinamese and her mother was Dutch. She came to Suriname in 1961 where she worked as a journalist for the newspaper, Suriname . She was editor of the magazine, Moetete (1968–69). Doelwijt wrote two widely read novels, and in the 1970s and 1980s, she wrote many plays, musicals and cabaret acts, including A Fat Black Woman Like Me and Iris. [1] She developed several important anthologies and wrote children's books. Doelwijt also contributed to the English-language anthology of Surinamese literature, Diversity is power (2007). As a writer-in-residence, Doelwijt developed major workshops in Suriname.

In 1974, she received the Governor Currie Prize. In 1982, after the December Murders, Doelwijt returned to the Netherlands, and became a full-time writer. [2] In 1989, she received an award for her contribution to Surinamese culture. Since 1998, she has been a member of the Society of Dutch Literature. Doelwijt is a contemporary of Benny Ooft. [3]

Selected works

Notes

  1. ↑ Rowell, Charles H. (Summer 1998). "An Interview With Thea Doelwijt". Callaloo. 21 (3). Project MUSE: 611–613. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  2. ↑ G.J. van Bork (2003). "Schrijvers en dichters (dbnl biografieënproject I)". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Arnold, A. James (23 July 2001). A History of Literature in the Caribbean: Volume 2: English- and Dutch-speaking regions. John Benjamins Publishing Company. pp. 543–. ISBN   978-90-272-9833-1.

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