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A selection of translated Dutch books into English. You can either search for an author (if in the database) or see the current listing of the database below. A comprehensive database of translated works is maintaintained by the Dutch Foundation for Literature. The year is when it was first published in Dutch. The English version can be several years later.

Author Year
(Dutch)
English Title Dutch Title Fiction
(Y/N)
P.C. Emmer & Jos JL Gommans 2015 The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600-1800 Rijk aan de rand van de wereld. N

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Current listing of the database in alphabetical order by author and year:

Author Year
(Dutch)
English Title Dutch Title Fiction
(Y/N)
Herman Koch 2014 Dear Mr M. Geachte heer M. Y
Herman Koch 2011 Summerhouse with Swimming Pool Zomerhuise met zwembad Y
Herman Koch 2009 The Dinner Het Diner Y
Hester Knibbe 2014 Hungerpots (poems) Not known, possibly from "Archaïsch de dieren Gedichten" Y
Hugo Claus 2013 Even now. Selected Poems Nu nog Y
Hugo Claus 1989 The Swordfish De Zwaardvis Y
Hugo Claus 1983 The Sorrow of Belgium Het verdriet van België N
Hugo Claus 1978 Desire Het verlangen Y
Hugo Claus 1964 The Sign of the Hamster Het teken van de Hamster Y
Hugo Claus 1962 Wonder De verwondering Y
Hugo Claus 1950 The Duck Hunt (USA 1955) or Sister of Earth (1966) De Metsiers Y
Ida Simons 2015 A Foolish Virgin Een dwaze maagd Y
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer 2013 La Superba La Superba Y
J. Bernlef 2016 A Still Life: Selected Poems (1960-2010) Not known Y
Jaap Robben 2018 Summer Brother Zomervacht Y
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Sources: Best Dutch Literature, Great Dutch literature, NRC's Best Dutch novels, Wikipedia, ABC | Blog, Guide to Dutch Literature, Profiel NRC, 10 Great Dutch Reads, New Dutch Books translated into English, Ned Letterenfonds