Sjoukje Maria Diderika Troelstra-Bokma de Boer (13 February 1860 – 9 January 1939), better known under her pseudonym Nienke van Hichtum (pronounced[ˈninkəvɑnˈɦɪxtʏm]), was a well-known
FrisianDutch children's author and translator. Van Hichtum wrote books and stories in both
West Frisian (her native language) and
Dutch.
In 2001, the film Nynke, a historical drama about her life directed by
Pieter Verhoeff, won the
Golden Calf for best feature film and actress.[1]
Early life and education
She was born in
Nes to Albertus Minderts Bokma de Boer and Dieuwke Jans Klaasesz, the fifth and last daughter of a preacher.
Personal life
From 1888 to 1904, she was married to the socialist leader
Pieter Jelles Troelstra. The couple had two children: a daughter, Dieuwke and a son, Jelle. Her son Jelle Troelstra (1891–1979) was a sculptor and graphic designer.
Bibliography
1887 – Teltsjes yn skimerjoun
1897 – Sip-su, "de knappe jongen" (Sip-su, the handsome boy)
1898 – Uit verre landen (From faraway countries)
1898 – De geschiedenis van den kleinen Eskimo Kudlago (The history of little Eskimo Kudlago)
1899 – Hoe een kleine Kafferjongen page bij de koning werd (How the little kaffir boy became page to the king)
1900 – Oehoehoe in de wildernis (Oehoehoe in the wild)
1901 – Een Kafferse heldin (A kaffir heroine)
1903 – Afke's Tiental (Afke's Ten)
1957 – Reissued as De tsien fan Martens Afke (The ten of Martens Afke)
1905 – Friesche schetsen (Frisian sketches)
1905 – Het apenboek (The monkeybook)
1908 – Der wier ris in âld wyfke
1908 – Er was eens een oud vrouwtje (Once upon a time there was an old lady)