Tesen, Hialmar

Hjalmar’s father, Charles Wilhelm Thesen , is half English , half Norwegian , mother, George Tesen (Eliza Bessie Georgiana, born in Canada in a Scottish family ^[3] .

At the end of 1943, Hialmar Tesen received a school certificate in Graiamstown and entered the South African Navy , from where he was later assigned to the Royal Navy of Great Britain and served in the Far East ^[3] .

After graduating from the University of Cape Town, the future writer began working in the family company, which owned a sawmill and large forest land ^[3] . Yalmar later married a woman named Judy, but they did not have a home and their uncle lent them a houseboat moored on the and after the wedding this "honeymoon house" was called "Sea Horse" for a year ^{[ 4]} . Later, Thesen was named after the family of Judy and Yalmar as the third former naval boat, rescued by captain-lieutenant Steve Eriksen ( Eng. Steve Eriksen ) from the Knysna Sea ^[4] .

At present, Hialmar, his wife Judy and their children (two sons and two daughters) live in the Republic of South Africa in the town of Knysna, a popular tourist destination ^[3] . Judging by the readers' feedback on the sites, the author was most famous for the novel “The Dangerous Neighborhood ”, translated into Russian and published in 1997 in the series of books “The Green Series ” created by two publishing houses: Bustard and Alpha Book . All his works describe the life of wild animals full of dangers in the vicinity of the city of Knysna or in South Africa. The author is also well acquainted with the history of South Africa and with the life of African Aborigines, which he often describes in detail in his works.

A Dangerous Neighborhood ( A Deadly Presence )

The most famous work of the writer described in the book of English. National Character in South African English Children's Literature ^[5] . The book was released on August 31, 1982. It was published in Russian in 1997 in the series of books "The Green Series". This fascinating novel about how a rare black leopard was mutilated by people and was forced to hunt them for survival. The scene of the novel is a neighborhood of the city of Knysna , located in the wild region of indigenous forests and mountain ranges of the Southern Cape.

The Return ( The Way Back )

The book was released on June 30, 1993 ^[6] . It was published in Russian in 1997 in the series of books "The Green Series". The book tells us the story of a woman named Anna, who, after a serious illness, returns to normal. In parallel with this, we are also immersed in the story of her beloved Friday cat, who got lost in the wild South Africa and returns to Anna.

Bond of the Sea ^[3]

The book was released in 1991 ^[6] and reprinted on December 31, 1993. It was published in Russian in 1997 in the series of books "The Green Series". The book tells about the marine inhabitants of South Africa and, in particular, about the holbo slab named Tagged.

English The Echoing Cliffs ^[3] (Per. “Echoes of the Rocks”)

A book about the last cave dwellers of the Stone Age who, by the whim of history, still survived only three centuries ago, when the first white people landed in South Africa . The book was first published in 1963; it was not published in Russian.

English Country days: Chronicles of Knysna & the southern Cape ^[3] (Per. "Country of days: the annals of Knysna and the southern cape")

The book was released in 1974 and was not published in Russian. The book is a note by a naturalist writer on South Africa.

English The Castle of Giants (per. "Castle of the Giants")

The book was released in 1969 and was not published in Russian. The book touches on the relationship of the boy from the Hottentote tribe, the Bushmen and their vision of white people.

English Strangers from the Sea (per. "Strangers from the Sea")

The book was released in 1969 and was not published in Russian. It was reprinted in 1989 ^[6] . The book tells about the life of an African named Harib.

English Master of None ^[6] (trans. "Master Nobody")

English A Deadly Presence (trans. "Lethal Presence")

The book was released in 1982 ^[6] .

English Poems In Out of The African Ark (Per. "Poems from the African Ark")

The book was released in 1988 ^[6] .

The author’s works can be found in English at the National Literary-English Museum ( English Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkunde Museum en Navoringsentrum ) among the main collections are kept and records of Yalmar Tesen ^[7] , whose research is carried out by the National Center for African Research Reference Services ( Eng. NISC AS ) ^[8] , opened in 1995 at Graiamstown ^[9] .

Tesen’s records are also kept in the world's largest national library in the United States - the Library of Congress ^[10] , the library of the African University of Management ^[11] ( English The Management University of Africa ) and the Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature ^[12] .

1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=hxuNRg9Pl9EC
2. ↑ Writers' Handbook = English The Writers Directory . - 35th Edition. - en: St. James Press , 2017 .-- 4504 p. - ISBN 1558629858 . - ISBN 9781558629851 .
3. ↑ ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8} Creator / Hjalmar Thesen (English) (HTML). www.tvtropes.org . Date of treatment June 23, 2019.
4. ↑ ^{1 2} Seahorse II named to honor Thesens - Knysna-Plett Herald.
5. ↑ National Character in South African English Children's Literature
6. ↑ ^{1 2 3 4 5 6} Thesen, Hjalmar Peter (English) (HTML). www.encyclopedia.com . Date of treatment June 23, 2019.
7. ↑ Africa-Wide Information (formerly, Africa-Wide NIPAD): South African Studies (Eng.) - University of Kansas Science Library.
8. ↑ Professor Ina Fourie , Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road Pretoria, Ms. Marlene Burger, Department of Computer Science, University of South Africa. Bibliographic control in South Africa . World library and information congress: 73rd ifla general conference and council. 19-23 August 2007, Durban, South Africa.
9. ↑ NISC AS - “National Center for African Research Reference Services”.
10. ↑ Books of Hjalmar Tesen at the Library of Congress
11. ↑ Yalmar Tesen among authors at the Library of the African University of Management (English) - The Management University of Africa (Library and Information Services)
12. ↑ Content in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature

• A brief history of the Tesen family and its relationship with Knysna and the surrounding area .
• Review by JD Seddon Formations Quaternaires du Sahara Nord-Occidental - Published by the , DOI : 10.2307 / 3887900.