Poem Marieke Lucas Rijneveld translated in five languages
14 March 2022
The Dutch Foundation for Literature stands for free expression of speech and the peaceful exchange of ideas. Partly for this reason, we had the poem ‘Een krijgzuchtige tijd’ by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld translated into Ukrainian, Russian, German, French and English. The translations were made by Michele Hutchison (English), Jaroslav Dovhopolyy (Ukrainian), Anna Sidorova (Russian), Ruth Löbner (German), and Daniel Cunin (French).
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Shortlist Vondel Translation Prize 2025
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Laura Pignatti receives Dutch Foundation for Literature’s Translation Prize 2024
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‘Falling is Like Flying’ and ‘Movies Showing Nowhere’ mentioned as Books of the Year
This week, The Times listed ‘Movies Showing Nowhere’ by Yorick Goldewijk (translated by Laura Watkinson) as one of The Best Children’s Book of 2024. On top of that, Falling is Like Flying, by Manon Uphoff (translated by Sam Garrett) has been listed in the Books of the Year selection by the Times Literary Supplement. Both titles were featured in our Dutch Fiction and Dutch Children’s Books brochures and promoted at international book fairs.
Shortlist Vondel Translation Prize 2025
The British Society of Authors announced today the shortlist of the Vondel Translation Prize 2025. ‘The shortlisted translators have tackled these idiosyncratic works and challenging themes with exceptional skill, unflinching integrity, and above all, flair’, according to the jury.
Olga Tokarczuk and Karol Lesman receive European Literature Prize 2024
On Saturday November 2, writer Olga Tokarczuk and translator Karol Lesman received the European Literature Prize 2024 for 'The Empusium' (De Geus Publishers). Romkje de Bildt, Managing Director of the Dutch Foundation for Literature, handed over the award at The Kunstmuseum in the Hague, during Crossing Border Festival.