![]() ![]() Abroad, McLeod started writing during her stay in Belgium she had the opportunity to do research in the archives of The Hague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Emmerich, and Köln. He later became Suriname’s ambassador to Belgium and the United States. ![]() Her husband, Donald McLeod, was appointed in 1978 as Suriname’s Ambassador to Venezuela. From 1969 to 1978 she taught Dutch language and literature in pre-university education in Paramaribo. In 1962 they went to Suriname, where McLeod studied for a teaching degree in Dutch language and Dutch literature. ![]() ![]() As a teacher, she participated in a project for education renewal, and wrote a number of stories for children which were published in the series Van Hier en daar en Overal. Donald McLeod whom she met in the Netherlands. McLeod completed her secondary school education in Suriname and continued her education in the Netherlands, where she studied to become a teacher in Child Care and Education. She is the half-sister of Dutch politician Kathleen Ferrier. McLeod was born in Paramaribo as Cynthia Ferrier she is the daughter of Johan Ferrier, the first President of Suriname. Hoe duur was de suiker (1987), Elisabeth Samson (1993)Ĭynthia Henri McLeod ( née Ferrier born 4 October 1936) is a Surinamese novelist known for her historic novels and whose debut novel instantly made her one of the most prominent authors of Suriname. ![]()
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