{"id":150,"date":"2015-09-17T17:27:22","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T15:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newdutchbooksinenglish.com\/?p=150"},"modified":"2017-04-09T20:21:52","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T18:21:52","slug":"no-5-autumn-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newdutchbooksinenglish.com\/no-5-autumn-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 5, Autumn 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
The shortlist for the Vondel Prize for translations from Dutch into English was recently announced, with the following books and translators contending:<\/p>\n
Betrayal<\/em>\u00a0by Adriaan van Dis (MacLehose Press), translated by Ina Rilke<\/p>\n Congo<\/em>\u00a0by David Van Reybrouck (Ecco\/HarperCollins), translated by Sam Garrett<\/p>\n Craving<\/em>\u00a0by Esther Gerritsen (World Editions), translated by Michele Hutchison<\/p>\n In Those Days<\/em>\u00a0by Remco Campert (Shoestring Press), translated by Donald Gardner<\/p>\n The King<\/em>\u00a0by Kader Abdolah (Canongate), translated by Nancy Forest-Flier<\/p>\n The Letter for the King<\/em>\u00a0by Tonke Dragt (Pushkin Press), translated by Laura Watkinson<\/p>\n Tirza<\/em>\u00a0by Arnon Grunberg (Open Letter), translated by Sam Garrett<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The winner will be announced\u00a0soon.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Other new publications of particular interest include The Secrets of the Wild Woods, <\/em>a new Tonke Dragt in English; Tonio<\/em>,under the international author name Adri van der Heijden; Fortunate Slaves<\/em>, Tom Lanoye\u2019s first novel to appear in English translation; and June<\/em>, Gerbrand Bakker\u2019s third novel in English.<\/p>\n Books are listed by genre, with our choice of key titles at the top and the rest of our selection in alphabetical order by author. We\u00a0have included a link to the publisher\u2019s Dutch and Belgian distributor if we have it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gerbrand Bakker, June<\/em><\/strong> , translated by David Colmer. <\/strong>Harvill Secker, 2015. PB.<\/strong> Orders: Van Ditmar Boekenimport. Contact: Richard Pels, <\/strong>r.pels@vanditmar.audax.nl<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tom Lanoye, Fortunate Slaves<\/em>, translated by Michele Hutchison. World Editions, 2015. PB. Orders: Centraal Boekhuis.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Charles den Tex, Mr. Miller<\/em>, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier. World Editions, 2015. PB. Orders: Centraal Boekhuis.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Annelies Verbeke, Assumptions<\/em>, translated by Liz Waters, World Editions, 2015. PB. Orders: Centraal Boekhuis.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bert Wagendorp, Ventoux<\/em>, translated by Paul Vincent. World Editions, 2015. PB. Orders: Centraal Boekhuis.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tonke Dragt, The Secrets of the Wild Wood<\/em>, translated by Laura Watkinson. Pushkin Press, 2015. HB. <\/strong>Orders:\u00a0<\/strong>michael@geoghegan.me.uk<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jan Paul Schutten, The Mystery of Life<\/em>, translated by Laura Watkinson. Beyond Words Publishing, 2015. HB.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Edward van de Vendel, The Dog That Nino Didn\u2019t Have<\/em>, translated by Laura Watkinson. Eerdmans, 2015, HB.<\/strong> Orders:\u00a0<\/span>sales@albanbooks.com<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Warre Borgmans, Roger is Reading a Book<\/em>, translated by Laura Watkinson. Eerdmans, 2015. HB.\u00a0Orders:\u00a0sales@albanbooks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Annemarie van Haeringen, The Parakeet, the Mermaid and the Snail<\/em>, translated by Jan Michael. Leopold, 2015. Orders: Centraal Boekhuis.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jan de Kinder, Red<\/em>, translated by Laura Watkinson. Eerdmans, 2015. HB.\u00a0Orders:\u00a0sales@albanbooks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Leo Timmers, Franky<\/em>, translated by Bill Nagelkerke, Gecko Press, 2015. HB.\u00a0Orders:\u00a0www.bouncemarketing.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adri van der Heijden, Tonio: A Requiem Novel<\/em>,\u00a0 translated by Jonathan Reeder. Scribe, 2015. PB. <\/strong>Orders: orders@gbs.tbs-ltd.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Maarten Asscher, Apples & Oranges<\/em>, translated by Brian Doyle. Four Winds Press, 2015. PB.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Martin Bossenbroek, The Boer War, <\/em>\u00a0translated by Yvette Rosenberg. Jacana Media, 2015. PB.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Maxim Februari, The Making of a Man<\/em>, translated by Andy Brown. Reaktion Books, 2015. PB.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Paul Glaser,\u00a0Dancing with the Enemy<\/em>, translated by Brian Doyle. Oneworld Publications, 2015. PB.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fokke Obbema, China and the West,<\/em> translated by Laura Vroomen. I.B.Tauris, 2015. PB.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rudi Westendorp, Growing Older without Feeling Old<\/em>, translated by David Shaw. Scribe, 2015. PB.\u00a0Orders: orders@gbs.tbs-ltd.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Benno Barnard,\u00a0A Public Woman,<\/em>\u00a0translated by David Colmer. Eyewear Publishing, 2015. PB.\u00a0Orders:\u00a0mo@centralbooks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
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Fiction<\/h2>\n
Children’s and Young Adult<\/h2>\n
Non-fiction<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Poetry<\/h2>\n