Helen Knopper
Helen Knopper | |
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 Knopper (top) in 1974 | |
| Born | 18 June 1934 Naarden, Netherlands |
| Died | 7 December 2022 (aged 88) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | writer and translator |
Helen Knopper (18 June 1934 – 7 December 2022) was a Dutch writer and translator.
She made her debut in 1965 with prose and poetry. She published many books over a period of over 55 years. 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.
In 2017, she survived a ruptured aorta. After being ill for some time, Knopper died in Amsterdam on 7 December 2022, at the age of 88.
