Olga Orman

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Olga Orman
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Born(1943-11-09)9 November 1943
Noord, Aruba[1]
Died7 March 2021(2021-03-07) (aged 77)
Amsterdam, Netherlands[2]
OccupationWriter, poet and storyteller
Notable work
Hoe Anansi de ogen van de koning opende (1991)
Cas di biento / Doorwaaiwoning (2014)

Olga Orman (9 November 1943 – 7 March 2021) was a Dutch-Aruban writer, poet and storyteller. She wrote both in Papiamento and Dutch.[3] Orman introduced kamishibai, a Japanese form of storytelling, to the Netherlands and the ABC islands.[1][4]

Biography[]

Orman was born on 9 November 1943 in Noord, Aruba. At the age of 14, she left for the Netherlands. She received her teaching degree in Etten-Leur,[2] and worked as an elementary school teacher in Curaçao for five years.[5] Orman returned to the Netherlands, and started to teach in Amsterdam Bijlmermeer, a multi-cultural high-rise neighbourhood from the 1970s.[2]

In 1994, Orman made her debut as a children's book writer with E biaha largo pa djeipei/De lange reis van hier tot om de hoek.[1] She became known for two picture books about the spider Anansi.[4] Omar started to write poetry for herself in the 1980s,[5] and is best known for the 2014 poetry collection Cas di biento / Doorwaaiwoning.[3][1]

As a teacher, Orman became aware of the frustration of children trying to express themselves in an unfamiliar language.[2] She remembered that the oral tradition is still alive in Aruba, therefore, she started to introduce kamishibai, a Japanese form of storytelling with a miniature theatre, to the classroom.[6]

In the Netherlands, Kinderboekenweek, a week dedicated to children's books, is organised since 1955. Orman wanted to introduce the concept to the ABC islands, and in 2001, she was one of the founding members of  [nl], a cultural organisation dedicated to promoting literature of the ABC islands.[1] In 2004, Orman was knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau.[1]

Orman died on 7 March 2021 in Amsterdam, at the age of 77.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Quito Nicolaas. "Olga Orman; 1943 – 2021". Werkgroep Caraibische Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Fred de Haas. "In Memoriam Olga Orman (1943-2021)". Werkgroep Caraibische Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Wim Rutgers (2016). Balans. Arubaans letterkundig leven. De periode van autonomie en status aparte 1954-2015 (in Dutch). Aruba: Editorial Charuba. p. 179.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Olga Orman". Writers Unlimited. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Fred de Haas. "Poëzie van Orman: Seis punt'i baranca/Zes rotsen". Werkgroep Caraibische Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ^ Pieter de Nijs (1996). "Het vertellen weer levend maken". Bzzlletin (in Dutch). pp. 63–64. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

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