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David Colmer
David Colmer (Adelaide, 1960) is an Australian writer and translator, mainly of Dutch-language literature. He translates novels, poetry and children’s literature and is the current English translator of Gerbrand Bakker, Dimitri Verhulst, Annie M.G. Schmidt, and Nachoem M. Wijnberg. Colmer's poetry translations include selections of the work of Hugo Claus, Anna Enquist, Cees Nooteboom, Ramsey Nasr and Paul van Ostaijen. Awards and nominations * 2021 James Brockway Prize for his translations of Dutch-language poetry * 2014 Shortlisted for the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation for ''Even Now'', selected poems of Hugo Claus * 2014 Shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, with Gerbrand Bakker, for The Detour * 2013 Vondel Prize for Dimitri Verhulst’s ''The Misfortunates'' * 2013 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, with Gerbrand Bakker, for The Detour * 2012 The Dutch Foundation for Literature’s Translation Prize for translations from Dutch * 2011 Shortl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym ''Adelaidean'' is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The Traditional Owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna people. The area of the city centre and surrounding parklands is called ' in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends from the coast to the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. Named in honour of Queen Adelaide, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for the only freely-settled British province in Australia. Colonel William Light, one of Adelaide's foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Twin (novel)
''The Twin'' (''Boven is het stil'') is a novel by Dutch writer Gerbrand Bakker. It won the International Dublin Literary Award in 2010, making Bakker the first Dutch writer to win the award, one of the world's richest literary awards, with a prize. ''Boven is het stil'' was published in 2006 and its English translation, titled ''The Twin'', followed in 2008. The novel was translated from Dutch by David Colmer. The novel's original Dutch title could be translated as "Upstairs, everything is quiet". Background In 2002 Bakker was hiking through mountains while on holiday in Corsica when he first thought up the book. He thought about a son who might "do something terrible to his father" but was left "frustrated" when the idea failed to progress any further until one day he began to write at random. Plot summary The novel follows the plight of Helmer, who resides on a Dutch farm with his father. His twin brother, Henk, died accidentally some thirty years earlier, and his mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1960 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menno Wigman
Menno is a Dutch language given name of Old Frisian origin. It was made popular by the influential Frisian religious reformer Menno Simons ( West Frisian: ''Minne Simens''), and the name was spread by his followers, the Mennonites. ''Menno'' is the Dutch version of Frisian ''Meine''. Like other Germanic names with ''mein-'', it stems from ''megin-'' "power, strength". It can refer to: People * Menno Simons (1496–1561), founder of the Mennonites. * Menno van Coehoorn (1641–1704), Dutch soldier and military engineer. * Menno ter Braak (1902–1940), Dutch modernist author. * Menno Sluijter (born 1932), Dutch anaesthetist. * Menno Voorhof, pen name of Herman Koch (born 1953), Dutch writer and actor * Menno Versteeg (born 1981), Dutch-Canadian musician and lead singer of Hollerado * Menno Meyjes (born 1954), Dutch-born screenwriter, film director and producer * Menno-Jan Kraak (born 1958), Dutch cartographer * Menno Boelsma (born 1961), Dutch speed skater. * (born 1963), Dutc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pluk Van De Petteflet
''Tow-Truck Pluck'' is a children's book by Dutch writer Annie M.G. Schmidt. First published in 1971, it remains in print and is one of the most popular Dutch books for children, and the second most popular book by Schmidt (after ''Jip and Janneke''). A radio drama based on the book was produced in 2002, and a movie in 2004; '' Tow Truck Pluck'' ranked No. 10 on the list of most popular Dutch movies between 1996 and 2005 and was awarded platinum status early in January 2005. The cover of ''Pluk'' (all drawings are by Schmidt's regular illustrator, Fiep Westendorp) is used to illustrate the article about Schmidt on the website of the "Canon of the Netherlands," and Pluk got his own stamp in 1999. Publication history Schmidt and Westendorp began ''Pluk'' as a weekly illustrated feuilleton for '' Margriet'', a ladies' magazine, in 1968 and 1969. They were first printed in book form in 1971, and have remained in print ever since. The 1995 printing was the 18th, and brought the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jip And Janneke
''Jip and Janneke'' (Dutch: ''Jip en Janneke'') is a series of children's books in the Netherlands, written by Annie M. G. Schmidt and illustrated by Fiep Westendorp. The series is known for its simplicity and wit. The series was originally written for Het Parool. Between 13 September 1952 and 7 September 1957 a weekly episode of no more than 250 words was published. Each episode is an independent story in itself. The stories were later collected and published as books. The series has been translated into a number of languages, including Chinese (called Yǐyǐ hé Yāyā, simplified Chinese: 乙乙和丫丫), Hebrew, and Latin (called ''Jippus et Jannica''). Three English versions have been published. ''Mick and Mandy'', an adaptation with the original illustrations, and ''Bob and Jilly'', translations with new illustrations, are no longer in print. In 2008 the Dutch publisher, Querido, published a new translation by David Colmer of the first book of the series, with the origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Jan Otten
Willem Jan Otten (born 4 October 1951) is a Dutch prose writer, playwright and poet, who in 2014 won the P. C. Hooft Award for lifetime literary achievement. Biography Otten was born in Amsterdam as the son of the musicians Marijke Ferguson and Kees Otten. He spent his youth in the Rivierenbuurt in Amsterdam and in Laren. He grew up in an atmosphere of moral libertinism. His nonfiction is in part a reflection upon that atmosphere and a polemic with the philosophy behind that atmosphere. He published his first book of poetry in 1973. He has published essays and fiction about euthanasia and played a role in the euthanasia debate in the Netherlands by criticizing the arguments in favour of euthanasia and the freedom of choice in matters of one's own life and death. In 1999 he published an essay ''Het wonder van de losse olifanten, een rede tot de ontwikkelden onder de verachters van de christelijke religie'' ("The miracle of the solitary elephants. Lecture addressed to the cultiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinus Nijhoff
Martinus Nijhoff (20 April 1894, in The Hague – 26 January 1953, in The Hague) was a Dutch poet and essayist. He studied literature in Amsterdam and law in Utrecht. His debut was made in 1916 with his volume ''De wandelaar'' ("The wanderer"). From that moment he gradually expanded his reputation by his unique style of poetry: not experimental, like Paul Van Ostaijen, yet distinguished by the clarity of his language combined with mystical content. He was a literary craftsman who employed skilfully various verse forms from different literary epochs. Some of his best-known works include ''Het Uur U'' ("H Hour", 1936) and the long poem ' (1934). A number of individual sonnets also rose to fame, particularly ''De Moeder de Vrouw'' ("The Mother the Woman/Wife") commemorating the opening of a bridge over the river Waal near Zaltbommel. Joseph Brodsky considered the poem ''Awater'' one of the grandest poems of the 20th century.See: Cynthia L. Haven''Joseph Brodsky: conversations.''Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Frederik Hermans
Willem Frederik Hermans (1 September 1921 – 27 April 1995) was a Dutch author of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, as well as book-length studies, essays, and literary criticism. His most famous works are ''The House of Refuge'' (novella, 1952), '' The Darkroom of Damocles'' (novel, 1958), and ''Beyond Sleep'' (novel, 1966). After World War II, Hermans tried to live off his writing exclusively, but as his country was recovering from the Occupation, he had no opportunity to sustain himself. He published three collections of short stories from 1948 to 1957, chief among them the novella ''The House of Refuge'' (1952), and in 1958 became lecturer in physical geography at Groningen University, a position he retained until his move to Paris, France, in 1973. The same year 1958 he broke to a wide audience with ''The Darkroom of Damocles''. In the seventies, Hermans played an important role in the unmasking of Friedrich Weinreb as a cheater of Jews in the war. Hermans refused to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriaan Van Dis
Adriaan van Dis (Bergen aan Zee, 16 December 1946) is a Dutch author. He debuted in 1983 with the novella ''Nathan Sid''. In 1995 his book ''Indische Duinen'' (''My Father's War''), which in its narrative is a follow up to his debut novella, was also awarded several prestigious literary awards. He is also known as the host of his own award-winning television talkshow named ''Hier is... Adriaan van Dis'', that lasted from 1983 to 1992 and several successful award-winning television documentaries. With the publication of his Indies inspired compilation book ''De Indie boeken'' (''The Indies books'') in 2012, van Dis establishes himself as one of the most significant second generation authors of Dutch Indies literature. Life Youth His father was born in the Dutch East Indies to Dutch parents and his mother a farmer's daughter from Breda who had met each other in the Dutch East Indies after the War. By then his mother already had three daughters from her first marriage to a Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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