literature
literature
Yra van Dijk
6 min reading time
The Angel Who Comes Bearing Pain. The Confrontational Oeuvre of Arnon Grunberg
The Dutch writer has received the prestigious PC Hooft Prize 2022 for his extensive and diverse oeuvre. Portrait of a prolific writer with a mission.
literature
Dirk Vandenberghe
6 min reading time
A Gem for Enthusiasts: ‘The Land Between the Languages’ by Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig’s reportages on his visits to Belgium have been translated into Dutch and collected into a small, beautifully illustrated volume.
First Book
literature
Piet Gerbrandy
5 min reading time
Black Holes: 'Habitus' by Radna Fabias
The Dutch critics unanimously proclaimed her poetry debut a masterpiece.
literature
Dirk Vandenberghe
5 min reading time
‘De man van het licht’ by Katrien Scheir: Caught in a Sophisticated Trap
In her debut novel, Katrien Scheir portrays the often very difficult position of women in a #MeToo situation.
Friday Verses
literature
Roger de Neef
1 min reading time
Roger de Neef: The Here
This week's Friday Verses are written by Roger de Neef. We translated his poem ‘Het hier’.
literature
Tom Christiaens
1 min reading time
Mariken Heitman Wins Prestigious Libris Literature Prize
The jury awarded ‘a book that is unparalleled in form, content and brainpower'.
Series
Young Writers on Invisible Labour
literature
Sabine Kars
1 min reading time
Sabine Kars: Why So Cold
This week's Friday Verses are written by Sabine Kars. We translated her poem ‘Waarom zo koud’.
literature
Bart Van der Straeten
9 min reading time
Dying for Design: 'Bold Ventures' by Charlotte Van den Broeck
Charlotte Van den Broeck tells a story of tragic architects who committed suicide in or because of the buildings they designed.
Series
Young Voices on Slavery
literature
Tom Christiaens
3 min reading time
41 Dutch Books You Need To Read This Summer (2022)
Our selection of Dutch-language books that have recently been translated into English.
history
Sean Barton
4 min reading time
Hidden Slavery Story Translated Into English for First Time
'Quaco – My Life in Slavery', the first major graphic novel about the Dutch history of slavery, is now available in English, thanks to modern languages students at the University of Sheffield.
literature
Tomas Vanheste
5 min reading time
An Empty European Mind. 'Grand Hotel Europa' by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
The Dutch bestselling author is back with a novel on European identity, nostalgia and the end of an era.
literature
Dirk Vandenberghe
5 min reading time
‘Honingeter’ by Tülin Erkan: An Exercise in Saying Goodbye
Tülin Erkan has written a debut novel about trying to find the right words and about how difficult it is to say goodbye to places and people.
literature
Marc Tritsmans
2 min reading time
Marc Tritsmans: In America
This week's Friday Verses are written by Marc Tritsmans. We translated his poem ‘In Amerika’.
literature
Dirk Vandenberghe
6 min reading time
'Aleksandra' by Lisa Weeda: Little People as Pawns in Politics
Lisa Weeda's excellent debut novel tells the story of a divided Cossack family.
literature
Tom Christiaens
3 min reading time
Royal Library of Belgium and KU Leuven Libraries to Digitize Collections
80.000 works, some dating back to the fifteenth century, will be made freely accessible online.
literature
Dirk Vandenberghe
5 min reading time
'Stenen Eten' by Koen Caris: Escape From a Suffocating Village
In his debut novel, Koen Caris exposes just how difficult it is to be left behind, especially in an oppressive, village setting.
literature
Alara Adilow
2 min reading time
Alara Adilow: The Café
This week's Friday Verses are written by Alara Adilow, a poet of Somali heritage from Amsterdam. We translated her poem ‘Het café’.
literature
Herman Leenders
2 min reading time
Herman Leenders: Ruts
This week's Friday Verses are written by the experienced Flemish poet Herman Leenders. We translated his poem ‘Spoorvorming’.
society
Reinier Salverda
15 min reading time
Countering the Forgetting: Dutch Indies Literature in the Twenty-First Century
A lifetime after the end of the colonial era, Dutch Indies literature still plays off colonial myths and realities against each other, and finds words for painful, half-forgotten things.
literature
Dirk Vandenberghe
6 min reading time
‘Aria van professor Bentoné’ by Dirk Elst: Homage to Stunted Lives
In his debut novel, Dirk Elst manages to describe a life of poverty without romanticising it.
