literature
literature
Dirk Vandenberghe
5 min reading time
‘In het jaar van de rode os’ by Marije Langelaar: The Cracks Through Which Our Lives Slowly Disappear
Marije Langelaar’s debut novel is a short triptych in which dreams and reality are softly entwined, in search of perfect symbiosis.
literature
Will Stone
13 min reading time
Encounter at the Crossroads of Europe. The Fellowship of Zweig and Verhaeren
British poet Will Stone explores the importance of Stefan Zweig's early friendship with the oft-overlooked Belgian poet Emile Verhaeren.
First Book
literature
David Troch
2 min reading time
David Troch: this land
This week's Friday Verses are written by the former city poet of Ghent, David Troch. We translated his poem ‘this land’.
literature
Derek Blyth
3 min reading time
Poems for Lonely Funerals
In 2002, the Dutch poet F. Starik came up with the idea of the Poule des doods – a pool of poets who write and read a poem for the people who have no mourners at their funeral.
Friday Verses
literature
Rand Helawi
1 min reading time
Rand Helawi: Empty Room
This week's Friday Verses are written by Rand Helawi. We translated her poem ‘Empty Room’.
literature
Hans Depelchin
2 min reading time
Hans Depelchin: wind egg
This week's Friday Verses are written by Hans Depelchin. We translated his poem ‘wind egg’.
Series
Old Works, Young Writers
Series
Harry Mulisch
literature
Dirk Vandenberghe
6 min reading time
‘Tussenruimte’ by Vanessa Oostijen: The Sensitive Spaces in-Between
Christina and Tom face the same dilemma: what to put first, each other or their careers in art?
Series
Moving Verses
literature
Margriet Lacy-Bruijn
10 min reading time
Belle van Zuylen: An Emancipated Woman of the Enlightenment
Who was this liberal Dutch writer, who came into contact with many great minds of her time?
literature
Tom Christiaens
3 min reading time
Eight Dutch Writers for the First Time in English Translation
The eight short stories and essays have been translated by a new generation of literary translators.
literature
Bart Van der Straeten
2 min reading time
Bart Van der Straeten: Truth
This week's Friday Verses are written by Bart Van der Straeten. We translated his poem ‘Truth’.
literature
Dirk Vandenberghe
6 min reading time
'De onvolmaakten' by Ewoud Kieft: A Perfect World Is Not Ideal Either
Ewoud Kieft offers a lot of food for thought in his debut novel. Even the perfect world of the future is not to everyone’s taste.
literature
Maxime Garcia Diaz
2 min reading time
deBuren Selects Maxime Garcia Diaz for Transpoesie
Her verses can be read on buses, trams and underground trains in Brussels.
literature
Dirk Vandenberghe
5 min reading time
'Bult' by Marieke De Maré: A Poetic Story About the Silence of the World
Marieke De Maré has written a dreamy, poetic story about how people who at first live apart eventually come together.
literature
Tom Christiaens
2 min reading time
Literature at the Push of a Button in Utrecht
The International Literature Festival Utrecht brings the vending machine that spits out short stories to the Netherlands
literature
Maaike de Wolf
3 min reading time
Maaike de Wolf: Stories
This week's Friday Verses are written by Maaike de Wolf. We translated her poem ‘Stories’.
literature
Tom Christiaens
2 min reading time
16 Dutch Books You Need To Read This Autumn
Our selection of Dutch-language books that have recently been translated into English.
literature
Martine Vermandere
7 min reading time
Spotted: The Real Hercule Poirot
Agatha Christie’s iconic detective is probably modelled after a real-life Belgian policeman.
literature
Maud Vanhauwaert
2 min reading time
Maud Vanhauwaert: A Sorry Sight
This week's Friday Verses are written by Maud Vanhauwaert. We translated her poem ‘A Sorry Sight’.
literature
Jaap Grave
6 min reading time
A Soldier at a Typewriter. Alfred Birney’s Novel about Java
Birney's throat-grabbing novel 'The Interpreter from Java' about the colonial past in the Dutch East Indies highlights the lasting consequences of a civil war in a penetrating way.
