After a flood of English translations of Dutch-language literature in our last few issues, things are a little quieter this time round, but there are still several exciting titles, most notably an Amsterdam volume in Oxford University Press’s well-received literary travel series, with fascinating works from the seventeenth to twenty-first century, translated by Paul Vincent. Other particularly noteworthy titles are Ernest van der Kwast’s Mama Tandoori, published by Scribe, and The Consequences by Niña Weijers, published by DoppelHouse Press.
Fiction
Amsterdam Tales, with prose by Joost van den Vondel, Remco Campert, Margriet de Moor, etc., edited by Helen Constantine, translated by Paul Vincent. Oxford University Press, 2017. PB.
Ernest van der Kwast, Mama Tandoori, translated by Laura Vroomen. Scribe, 2017. PB. Orders: orders@gbs.tbs-ltd.co.uk
Niña Weijers, The Consequences, translated by Hester Velmans. DoppelHouse Press, 2017. HB & PB. Orders: export@gbs.tbs-ltd.co.uk
Simone van der Vlugt, Midnight Blue, translated by Jenny Watson. Ambo | Anthos, PB, 2016.
Vincent Bijlo, The Institute, translated by Susan Ridder. Holland Park Press, 2017.
Pim Wiersinga, The Pavilion of Forgotten Concubines, translated by Pim Wiersinga. Regal House Publishing. PB, 2017.
Nonfiction
Mohamed El Bachiri, David van Reybrouck, A Jihad for Love, translated by Sam Garrett. Head of Zeus, 2017. PB.
Paul Verhaeghe, Says Who?, translated by David Shaw. Scribe. PB, 2017. Orders: orders@gbs.tbs-ltd.co.uk
Rutger Bregman, Utopia for Realists, translated by Elizabeth Manton. Bloomsbury, 2017. HB.
Wim Verbei, Boom’s Blues, translated by Scott Rollins. University Press of Mississippi. HB, 2017.
Lucas Ellerbroek, Planet Hunters, translated by Andy Brown. Reaktion Books. HB, 2017.
Pia de Jong, Saving Charlotte, translated by Pia de Jong, Landon Jones. W.W. Norton & Company. HB, 2017.
Willemijn Stokvis, Cobra, translated by Rosalind Buck. nai010 uitgevers. HB, 2017.
Children’s and Young Adults’
Brigitte Minne, Carll Cneut (illust.) Witchfairy, translated by Laura Watkinson. Book Island, HB, 2017 Orders: mo@centralbooks.com
Benny Lindelauf, Tortot, The Cold Fish Who Lost his World and Found his Heart, (forthcoming) translated by Laura Watkinson. Illustrated by Ludwig Volbeda. Pushkin Press, 2016. HB. Orders: michael@geoghegan.me.uk
Max Velthuijs, Where is Frog?, translated by Michael Worek. Ill. Max Velthuijs. Firefly Books, 2017.
Koen van Biesen, Roger Is Going Fishing, translated by Laura Watkinson. Eerdmans. HB, 2017. Orders: sales@albanbooks.com
Poetry
Adriaan Roland Holst, A Winter by the Sea, translated by Roger Kuin. Ian Jackson. PB, 2017.
Graphic Novels
PieterCoudyzer, Outburst, translated by Peter Mennen. SelfMadeHero. HB, 2017.
