Claire Nicolas White

Claire Nicolas White (June 18, 1925 – May 26, 2020)[1] was an American poet, novelist and translator of Dutch literature. She was a niece of Aldous Huxley and the granddaughter-in-law of architect Stanford White.[2]

Life

White was born in Groet, Netherlands,[1] the daughter of Joep Nicolas, a Dutch stained-glass artist who emigrated to America just before World War II. She grew up in the European exile community in New York City. Her husband, the sculptor Robert White, was a grandson of Stanford White.[2]

White's literary papers are held by Stony Brook University.[3]

Works

Translations

  • (tr. with Louise Varèse) The Time of Our Lives (Journal d'une petite fille) by Martine Rouchaud, 1946.
  • The Assault by Harry Mulisch, 1985. Translated from the Dutch.
  • A Night in May (La Nuit de mai) by Alfred de Musset, 1989. Translated from the French.
  • A Letter of Time by Hans van de Waarsenburg, 1989. Translated from the Dutch (5 of the 7 poems).
  • The Vanishing by Tim Krabbé, 1993. Translated from the Dutch.
  • My Father's War: A Novel by Adriaan van Dis, 1996. Translated from the Dutch.

Other

References

  1. T. B. R. Staff (June 19, 2020). "Claire Nicolas White, Iconic Figure of the LI Arts Community". TBR Newsmedia. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  2. Aaron W. Godfrey, Review of Fragments of Stained Glass Archived 2018-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, New Oxford Review, September 1990
  3. Claire Nicolas White Collection


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