Mischa de Vreede

Mischa de Vreede (17 September 1936 – 12 May 2020) was a Dutch poet and writer. She was born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies. She made her debut in the collection of poetry Morgen mooi weer maken in 1957.

In 1959 she was awarded the Herman Gorterprijs for the poem Een jong meisje droomt (transl. A young girl dreams). She wrote columns for, among others, VARA radio, wrote children books reviews for NRC Handelsblad and was a speaker for the organisation Schrijvers School Samenleving (Writers School Society). She also wrote travel reports for Vrij Nederland.

Her last novel was Heilige Dagen (transl. Holy Days) in 2007.

Vreede died in Amsterdam on 12 May 2020 after a long illness, aged 83.

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