Where to start with Dutch Literature (in English)

Whether you want to add more translated fiction to your TBR or you're curious about classics in other languages, here's a Dutch lit 101 recommendation video! ↓ More info and links here ↓

This video contains a paid partnership with the Dutch Foundation for Literature and their campaign New Dutch Writing. All the books in this video were selected by me. Follow the New Dutch Writing Instagram for more reading inspo! https://www.instagram.com/newdutchwriting/
https://www.newdutchwriting.co.uk/

0:00 Intro
3:16 Short Stories
6:03 Classics
11:43 Contemporary
15:19 Children’s/YA
17:05 Outro

▶︎ Short Stories

The Penguin Book of Dutch Short Stories
https://bit.ly/PenguinDutchStorygraph

Verzet chapbooks*
https://bit.ly/VerzetStorygraph

▶︎ Classics

The Evenings* by Gerard Reve
Translated by Sam Garrett
https://bit.ly/TheEveningsStorygraph

The Assault by Harry Mulisch
Translated by Claire Nicolas White
https://bit.ly/TheAssaultStorygraph

The Discovery of Heaven by Harry Mulisch
Translated by Paul Vincent
https://bit.ly/TheDiscoveryOfHeavenStorygraph

The Vanishing by Tim Krabbé
Translated by Sam Garrett
https://bit.ly/TheVanishingStorygraph

Beyond Sleep* by Willem Frederik Hermans
Translated by Ina Rilke
https://bit.ly/BeyondSleepStorygraph

▶︎ Contemporary

The Discomfort of Evening* by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
Translated by Michele Hutchison
https://bit.ly/TheDiscomfortOfEveningStorygraph

Shocked Earth* by Saskia Goldschmidt
Translated by Antionette Fawcett
https://bit.ly/ShockedEarthStorygraph

Two Blankets, Three Sheets* by Rodaan Al Galidi
Translated by Jonathan Reeder
https://bit.ly/TwoBlanketsStorygraph

How the first sparks became visible* by Simone Atangana Bekono
Translated by David Colmer
https://bit.ly/HowthefirstStorygraph

▶︎ Children’s/YA

Winter in Wartime* by Jan Terlouw
Translated by Laura Watkinson
https://bit.ly/WinterInWartimeStorygraph

The Letter for the King* by Tonke Dragt
Translated by Laura Watkinson
https://bit.ly/LetterForTheKingStorygraph

Lampie and the Children of the Sea* by Annet Schaap
Translated by Laura Watkinson
https://bit.ly/LampieStorygraph

* - Books I received from publishers for review, without the obligation to post. Thanks to all the publishers who sent me Dutch books in translation at my request. Some of these books were received as part of the campaign with the Dutch Foundation for Literature.

► Also mentioned/seen in this video:
Leora from Books with Leo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KRsrXG93KaxT0xmsoniTg
Leena Norms https://www.youtube.com/justkissmyfrog

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► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in North London.
◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

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