A selection of recent translations

In 2017 no less than 55 translations of Flemish literature have been published in more than 20 languages (and the year isn't over yet). We have made a selection of 15 recently published titles that were supported by Flanders Literature with a translation grant (nonfiction and fiction for adults, children and youth), a grant for poetry or a grant for illustrated books (graphic novels and picture books). Enjoy!

FICTION

Dimitri Verhulst - The Latecomer - Czech

Czech translation of De laatkomer (2013, Atlas Contact) by Veronika ter Harmsel Havlikova

Odeon, Prague, 2017

(Soon) also available in English (Portobello), French (Denoël) and German (Luchterhand / BTB)

Lize Spit - The Melting - Catalan

Catalan translation of Het smelt (2016, Das Mag) by Maria Rosich

Ara Llibres, Barcelona

(Soon) also available in German (Fischer), Spanish (Seix Barral), Czech (Host), Italian (E/O Edizioni), French (Actes Sud), Norwegian (Cappelen Damm), Danish (Rosinante), Polish (Marginesy), English (Picador) and Arabic (Madarek)

Michael Bijnens - Cinderella - German

German translation of Cinderella (2015, Atlas Contact) by Heike Baryga

Atrium Verlag, Zurich

NONFICTION

Mohamed El Bachiri & David Van Reybrouck - A Jihad for Love - German

German translation of Een jihad van liefde (2017, De Bezige Bij) by Waltraud Hüsmert

Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main

(Soon) also available in English (Head of Zeus), French (J.C. Lattès)

Lieve Joris - The Gates of Damascus - Turkish

Turkish translation of 'De poorten van Damascus' (2012, Atlas Contact) by Baris Behramoglu

Tekin Publishing, Istanbul

Paul Verhaeghe - Says who? - English

English translation of Autoriteit (2015, De Bezige Bij) by David Shaw

Scribe Publications, London

(Soon) also available in German (Kunstmann), Korean (Sciencebooks), Slovak (Citadella)

GRAPHIC NOVEL

Brecht Evens - Panther - Russian

Russian translation of Panter (2014, Oogachtend) by Katja Astakhova

Boomkniga Press, Saint Petersburg

(Soon) also available in English (Drawn and Quarterly), French (Actes Sud), German (Reprodukt), Italian (Bao Publishing), Norwegian (No Comprendo Press), Korean (Open Books), Polish (Timof) and Spanish (Astiberri)