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A translator of Dutch into English gives literary tips by answering two questions: which translated book by a Flemish or Dutch author should everyone read? And, which book absolutely deserves an English translation?

This week's Friday Verses are written by Esohe Weyden. We translated her poem ‘Dwaaltuin’.

This week's Friday Verses are written by Els Moors, who was appointed National Poet of Belgium from 2018 until 2020. We translated her poem ‘everything’s sold or given away’.

This week's Friday Verses are written by Femke Vindevogel. We translated her poem ‘Vechtscheiding’.

Her verses can be read on buses, trams and underground trains in Brussels.

This week's Friday Verses are written by the acclaimed Flemish writer Lize Spit. We translated her poem ‘Heel ons houden’.

This week's Friday Verses are written by Willem Thies. We translated his poem ‘Sneeuw zal vallen’.

This week's Friday Verses are written by Rob van Essen. We translated his poem ‘Velden’.

This week's Friday Verses are written by Dutch poet Willemijn van den Geest. We translated her poem ‘Raak mij niet aan’.

During the poetry festival Transpoesie, poets from all over Europe display verses in public spaces in Brussels. The Dutch-language poem comes from the Dutch Dewi de Nijs Bik.

The Dutch critics unanimously proclaimed her poetry debut a masterpiece.

In 'Falling Is Like Flying', her highly acclaimed novel, Manon Uphoff delves into a painful personal past in search of love and identity.

Every month, a translator of Dutch into English gives literary tips by answering two questions: which translated book by a Flemish or Dutch author should everyone read? And, which book absolutely deserves an English translation?

Australian translator Brent Annable makes an ardent plea for the sparkling sentences of two grandes dames of Dutch children's and youth literature.

Every month, a translator of Dutch into English gives literary tips by answering two questions: which translated book by a Flemish or Dutch author should everyone read? And, which book absolutely deserves an English translation?

Benno Barnard is as passionately aware of past civilisations, of earlier testaments to the complications of being alive, as his felicitously ubiquitous mentor, T.S. Eliot. The translator David Colmer has worked together with the author, a ...

When a book achieves international success, it's often forgotten that this is not only the merit of the author, but also of the translator. The low countries wants to give these language virtuosos the recognition they deserve. Every month, ...

David Doherty has been awarded the prize for 'Summer Brother', his English translation of 'Zomervacht' by Jaap Robben.

There are some literary works written in Dutch without which the narrative of literature in Europe is incomplete. Occupied City by the Flemish poet Paul van Ostaijen (1896-1928) is one of them. None of the standard textbooks on modernism i...

The Vondel Prize is a biennial prize for the best book translation into English of a Dutch literary or cultural-historical work. The winner receives € 5,000.

Michele Hutchison has been awarded the prize for Stage Four, her English translation of Sander Kollaard’s Stadium IV.

Here's our selection of Dutch-language books that recently have been translated into English.

Why not read a novel by a Dutch or Flemish author this spring? Take a look at our selection.

Our selection of Dutch-language books that have recently been translated into English.