Question: When did the Dutch arrive in the country near the country where the author of The Book Thief is a citizen of?

New Zealand and Portugal took part in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time. Thirty nations sent competitors, which was the highest number of participants at a Winter Games. Australia, Germany, and Japan returned after a 16-year absence. South Korea, Liechtenstein, and Turkey competed in 1948 but did not participate in the 1952 Games. <SEP> where dead voices gather is a book by nick tosches. it is, in part, a biography of emmett miller, one of the last minstrel singers. just as importantly, it depicts tosches' search for information about miller, about whom he initially wrote in his book "country: the twisted roots of rock and roll". it is also a study of minstrelsy and its connection to american folk music, country music, the blues and ultimately, rock and roll. in that way, it is a companion volume to his other books of music journalism, "country" and "unsung heroes of rock n' roll". <SEP> demon thief is a book in darren shan's "demonata" series. though it is the second book in the series, it is a prequel to "lord loss", the first book in the series. the protagonist is also different from that of the first book. the narrator here is a new character called kernel fleck, as opposed to grubbs grady, the protagonist of the first book. demon thief takes place about thirty years before "lord loss" so most of the characters from the first book did not appear, though a few did. it was also actually the sixth book of the demonata to be written, although it was the second released. <SEP> The Messenger is a 2002 Novel by Markus Zusak, and winner of the 2003 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award. <SEP> The history of New Zealand dates back at least 700 years to when it was discovered and settled by Polynesians, who developed a distinct Māori culture centred on kinship links and land. The Dutch were also the first non-natives to explore and chart New Zealand's coastline. The first European explorer to sight New Zealand was Dutch navigator Abel Tasman on 13 December 1642. Captain James Cook, who reached New Zealand in October 1769 on the first of his three voyages, was the first European explorer to circumnavigate and map New Zealand. From the late 18th century, the country was regularly visited by explorers and other sailors, missionaries, traders and adventurers. In 1840 the Treaty of Waitangi was signed between the British Crown and various Māori chiefs, bringing New Zealand into the British Empire and giving Māori the same rights as British subjects. There was extensive British settlement throughout the rest of the century and into the early part of the next century. War and the imposition of a European economic and legal system led to most of New Zealand's land passing from Māori to Pākehā (European) ownership, and most Māori subsequently became impoverished. <SEP> The Book Thief is a 2013 World War II war drama film directed by Brian Percival and starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, and Sophie Nélisse. The film is about a young girl living with her adoptive German family during the Nazi era. Taught to read by her kind - hearted foster father, the girl begins ``borrowing ''books and sharing them with the Jewish refugee being sheltered by her foster parents in their home. The film is based on the 2005 novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and adapted by Michael Petroni. The film features a musical score by Oscar - winning composer John Williams.