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Third Round of 2022

Translation Grants

27 September 2022

As a result of the third meeting of 2022, 39 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 € 92.948,00 has been granted for the translation of the following titles:

Graphic novel:

  • Dido Drachman Zwanendrifters, Kadensha (Japan), translator: Natsumi Kawano
  • Marcel Ruijters Jheronimus, Nouveau Monde éditions (France), translator: Laurent Bayer

Fiction:

  • Simone Atangana Bekono Confrontaties, Profile Books (United Kingdom), translator: Suzanne Heukensfeldt Jansen
  • Gerbrand Bakker De kapperszoon, Metis (Turkey), translator: Gül Özlen
  • Gerda Blees Wij zijn licht, Iperborea (Italy), translator: Claudia Di Palermo
  • Lieke Marsman Het tegenovergestelde van een mens, Klett-Cotta (Germany), translator: Christiane Burkhardt & Stefanie Ochel
  • Thomas Olde Heuvelt Echo, Albatros (Poland), translator: Ryszard Turczyn
  • Fen Verstappen Moeder af, Literaturverlag Droschl (Austria), translator: Janine Malz
  • Lisa Weeda Aleksandra, Foksal (Poland), translator: Iwona Mączka

Children’s literature:

  • Annet Huizing Hoe ik per ongeluk een boek schreef, Taiwan Interminds Publishing Inc. (Taiwan), translator: Minya Lin
  • Pieter Koolwijk Gozert, Antolog (Macedonia), translator: Eli Pujovska
  • Marloes Morshuis Quotum, Terra Publica (Lithuania), translator: Birutė Avižinienė
  • Sanne Rooseboom Het Ministerie van Oplossingen, Cart’armata (Italy), translator: Laura Pignatti
  • Annet Schaap Lampje, L’école des loisirs (France), translator: Maurice Lomré
  • Linda Dielemans Brons, Ultramar Media (Germany), translator: Rolf Erdorf
  • Ed Franck Panda & Eekhoorn, Gecko Press (New Zealand), translator: David Colmer
  • Ed Franck Panda & Eekhoorn, Al Turjman (Egypt), translator: Ahmed Gad Elrab
  • Ed Franck Een vriend, wat is dat?, Al Turjman (Egypt), translator: Ahmed Gad Elrab
  • Gijs van der Hammen Kleine wijze wolf, Artkonekt (Macedonia), translator: Aco Peroski
  • Mark Janssen Altijd dichtbij, Kathalaya (Nepal), translator: Rajeev Dhar Joshi
  • Claudia Lagermann Snip, IRHCLI (Iran), translator: Victoria Fatehi
  • Annabel Lammers Der Hase ohne Nase, IRHCLI (Iran), translator: Tuba Saberi & Arasch Bromand
  • Yvon van Oel Vergeet je knuffels niet!, Kathalaya (Nepal), translator: Rajeev Dhar Joshi
  • Loes Riphagen Kom mee, Kees, Albus Corvus (Russia), translator: Sergey Petrov
  • Harmen van Straaten Retteketet, we gaan nog niet naar bed!, Carlo Gallucci Editore (Italy), translator: Claudia Cozzi

Non-fiction:

  • Bas von Benda-Beckmann Na het Achterhuis, Notes de nuit (France), translator: Daniel Cunin
  • Menno ter Braak Het nationaal-socialisme als rancuneleer, Kastaniotis (Greece), translator: Margarita Bonatsou
  • Stefan Buijsman AI: Alsmaar Intelligenter, Samfundslitteratur (Denmark), translator: Anders Bay
  • Steven Derix Zelensky, Canbury Press (United Kingdom), translator: Brent Annable
  • Anne Frank Verzameld werk, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial (Spain), translator: Diego Puls
  • Paolo Giuseppin Carissimo figlio, Ediciclo Editore (Italy), translator: Stefano Musilli
  • Eva Meijer Dierentalen, Kastaniotis (Greece), translator: Irini Papakyriakou
  • Annemarié van Niekerk Om het hart terug te brengen, Tafelberg, NB Publishers (South Africa), translator: Daniel Hugo
  • Norbert Peeters Rumphius’ Kruidboek, Komunitas Bambu (Indonesia), translator: Yulia Irma Pattopang & Dahlia Isnaini
  • Selma van de Perre Mijn naam is Selma, Storyside (Sweden), translator: Ragna Sigurðardóttir
  • Cees Nooteboom Saigoku, Iperborea (Italy), translator: Laura Pignatti

Poetry:

  • Lucebert Selected works, Unes (France), translator: Kima Andringa and Daniel Cunin
  • Lucebert Selected works, Green Integer (USA), translator: Diane Butterman
  • Martinus Nijhoff Selected works, Sarzamin-i-Ahurai press (Iran), translator: Amir Afrassiabi

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