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Marie Ovink-Soer
1860–1937
A Dutch novelist and children's writer, she is remembered for warm family stories and for fiction shaped by her years in the Dutch East Indies. Her name also appears in the story of Kartini, whose early education and outlook were influenced by time spent in her circle.
3 Audiobooks
Vrouwenleven in de Dessa
by Marie Ovink-Soer
Puck
by Marie Ovink-Soer
Huize "Canneheuvel" : (De "Duiventil")
by Marie Ovink-Soer
About the author
Born in 1860 and deceased in 1937, she wrote in Dutch and published fiction for both adults and younger readers. Her known works include Vrouwenleven in de Dessa, Puck, and Huize "Canneheuvel", and her books were later preserved through Project Gutenberg and Dutch literary archives.
Her writing is closely linked with life in the Dutch East Indies. Vrouwenleven in de Dessa focuses on village life in Indonesia, while her better-known family and children's books show a lighter, more domestic side, with an easy storytelling style that helped keep her work in circulation.
She also has a small but notable place in cultural history beyond her books. Historical sources about Kartini mention Marie Ovink-Soer as an educated Dutch woman in Jepara who gave lessons and made a strong impression on the young Indonesian feminist, adding another layer to her legacy.