Claire Nicolas White
American poet, novelist, and translator (1925–2020)
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 [nl], 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
- Joep Nicolas: leven en werk, 1979
- The Bridge, 1987
- River Boy, 1988
- (ed.) Stanford White: Letters to His Family : including a selection of letters to Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1997
References
- ^ a b T. B. R. Staff (June 19, 2020). "Claire Nicolas White, Iconic Figure of the LI Arts Community". TBR Newsmedia. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ a b Aaron W. Godfrey, Review of Fragments of Stained Glass Archived 2018-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, New Oxford Review, September 1990
- ^ Claire Nicolas White Collection
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