7 July 2020
As a result of the fourth meeting of 2020, 52 grants were awarded to foreign publishers of Dutch literature. The translation grants are intended for the translation of Dutch fiction, children’s books, non-fiction and poetry. In total € 202.901 has been granted for the translation of the following titles:
3 July 2020
By Mireille Berman
Every year the National Committee for 4 and 5 May asks a writer to give a speech at its Remembrance Day gathering. This year it chose Arnon Grunberg, who read an impressive essay entitled ‘No’.
(Issue XXVI, 2017)
A special edition enumerating Dutch poetry over the past century till date has been…
(G.A. van Oorschot, 2019)
Sander Kollaard has made his mark with critically acclaimed collections of short stories…
(Podium, 2019)
In the last thirty years veganism has exploded among younger generations around the…
1 July 2020
Dutch literature is as varied as the Netherlands’ complex history. Wilma Scheffers, advisor of Writers Unlimited festival in The Hague and literary festival Woordnacht Rotterdam, offers a brief overview of the former Dutch colonies and takes a look at three important classics from the Dutch Antilles, Surinam and Indonesia respectively.
