Question: Who discovered the country near the country of citizenship of the author of The Book Thief for the Dutch?

<P0-S0> mother country: britain, the welfare state, and nuclear pollution (1989) is a work of nonfiction by marilynne robinson that tells the story of sellafield, a government nuclear reprocessing plant located on the coast of the irish sea. <P0-S1> the book shows how the closest village to sellafield suffers from death and disease due to decades of waste and radiation from the plant. <P0-S2> "mother country" was a national book award finalist for nonfiction in 1989. while on sabbatical in england, robinson's interest in the environmental ramifications of the plant began when she discovered a newspaper article detailing its hazards. <SEP> <P1-S0> During his voyage, Cook also visited New Zealand, first discovered by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642, and claimed the North and South islands for the British crown in 1769 and 1770 respectively. <P1-S1> Initially, interaction between the indigenous Māori population and Europeans was limited to the trading of goods. <P1-S2> European settlement increased through the early decades of the 19th century, with numerous trading stations established, especially in the North. <P1-S3> In 1839, the New Zealand Company announced plans to buy large tracts of land and establish colonies in New Zealand. <P1-S4> On 6 February 1840, Captain William Hobson and around 40 Maori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi. <P1-S5> This treaty is considered by many to be New Zealand's founding document, but differing interpretations of the Maori and English versions of the text have meant that it continues to be a source of dispute. <SEP> <P2-S0> tranquille river is a river located in the thompson country region of british columbia. <P2-S1> the river is located on the north side of kamloops lake almost west of kamloops, near tranquille, kamloops. <P2-S2> the river was discovered as gold-bearing in 1852. the river has been mined and the total value of gold mined is estimated at $250,000. <SEP> <P3-S0> 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> <P4-S0> 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. <P4-S1> The film is based on the 2005 novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and adapted by Michael Petroni. <P4-S2> The film is about a young girl living with her adoptive German family during the Nazi era. <P4-S3> 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. <P4-S4> The film features a musical score by Oscar - winning composer John Williams. <SEP> <P5-S0> Thirty nations sent competitors, which was the highest number of participants at a Winter Games. <P5-S1> New Zealand and Portugal took part in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time. <P5-S2> Australia, Germany, and Japan returned after a 16-year absence. <P5-S3> South Korea, Liechtenstein, and Turkey competed in 1948 but did not participate in the 1952 Games.