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!

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)

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)

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

Atrium Verlag, Zurich

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)

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

Tekin Publishing, Istanbul

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

Scribe Publications, London

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

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)

English translation of Woekeraar (2015, Xtra) by Peter Mennen

SelfMadeHero, London

Also available in French (Presque Lune)

Norwegian translation of Arsène Schrauwen (2015, Bries) by Bodil Engen

No Comprendo Press, Oslo

Also available in English (Fantagraphics), French (L'association), German (Reprodukt) and Spanish (Fulgencio Pimentel)

English translation of Heksenfee (2016, De Eenhoorn) by Laura Watkinson

Book Island, Bristol

Also available in German (Bohem Press)

German translation of Vijftien wilde zomers (2012, Davidsfonds) by Rolf Erdorf

Gerstenberg Verlag, Hildesheim

Also available in Japanese (Iwanami Shoten)

Serbian translation of Paard met laarzen (2015, Querido) by Marija Rac

Kreativni, Belgrade

(Soon) also available in Hungarian (Mora)

Hungarian translation of Liederen (2009, Historische Uitgeverij) by Anikó Daróczi and Zsuzsa Rakovszky

L’Harmattan Kft, Budapest

French translation of Wij zijn evenwijdig… (2014, Querido) by Pierre Geron

Tétras Lyre, Liège

French translation by Jan H.Mysjkin and Pierre Gallissaires

L’Arbre à paroles, Amay