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Students Translate Tülin Erkan’s Novel ‘Honingeter’

12 February 2024

Students from two British Universities, UCL and the University of Sheffield, teamed up to translate an extract from Honingeter (Honeyeater), the debut novel of Flemish-Turkish writer Tülin Erkan. You can read the translation of this story that deals with the multilingual, with an introduction by a

‘Xerox’ By Fien Veldman: An Anti-office Novel Full Of Silent Protest

12 January 2024

The dullness of office life prompts workers to work as little as possible. With Xerox, Fien Veldman has written a debut about one such ‘quiet quitter’.

‘Iemand Anders’ by Nele Van Den Broeck: Self-Mockingly in Search of a New Existence

6 December 2023

In Iemand anders (Someone Else), the debut novel of Belgian singer and actress Nele Van den Broeck, the main character is forced into a different role overnight. This results in an at times very comic tale of a woman searching her way in life once more.

‘Omdat Ze Leven’ by Brecht de Backer: Quantum Theory Provides Grip in a Messy Existence

21 June 2023

How to live? It’s no mean feat, even less so as a single lesbian woman with a desire to have children, as Brecht De Backer’s philosophical debut novel reveals.

Fury of Extraordinary Proportions: ‘Falling Is Like Flying’ by Manon Uphoff

12 June 2023

For over 25 years, Manon Uphoff has written novels and short stories that are populated by complex characters in troubled relationships. Falling Is like Flying is no exception. This novel delves into a painful personal past in search of love and identity.

‘Een bepaalde dag in het leven van iedereen’ by Stijn Vranken: Cheerful World History

31 May 2023

Do you remember what you were doing on 14 February 1990? Not very likely. But author and screenwriter Stijn Vranken does remember, and it makes for an entertaining debut.

‘Schervenstad’ by Hanan Faour: Torn Between Peanut Butter and Molokhia

26 April 2023

In Schervenstad (Shard City) Hanan Faour has written a moving story about what it is like to discover the land of her father and brother.

‘De Randen’ by Angelo Tijssens: A Desperate Search for Affection

1 February 2023

In pared-back prose, Angelo Tijssens tells the story of a gay man’s laborious search for a speck of love and affection.

‘De man die een berg werd’ by Grete Simkuté: Ultimate Sacrifice in Mysterious Japan

15 July 2022

A young woman in search of meaning is inspired by the wanderings of a Japanese monk from the nineteenth century. In De man die een berg werd (The Man Who Became a Mountain), debut author Grete Simkuté writes about human motivations and how they can lead and mislead us.

‘Bult’ by Marieke De Maré: A Poetic Story About the Silence of the World

21 September 2020

With Bult (Bump) Marieke De Maré has written a dreamy, poetic story about how people who at first live apart eventually come together, because after all they live in the same world, with similar dreams, desires, traumas, and fears.

10 Dutch (Graphic) Novels You Need to Read This Autumn (2019)

16 October 2019

Why not read a book by a Dutch or Flemish author this autumn? Here you will find a selection of great novels and graphic novels that recently have been translated into English, with the support of the Dutch Foundation for Literature or Flanders Literature. You’ll find more books in this database.

18 Dutch Novels You Need to Read This Summer (2019)

8 July 2019

Why not read a book by a Dutch or Flemish author this summer? Here you'll find a selection of great novels that have been translated into English this year, with the support of the Dutch Foundation for Literature or Flanders Literature. Discover more translated books in this database.

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