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Through the Rabbit Holes

Wander into magical realms and fantastical worlds where reality is constantly redefined or questioned

Paarden en demonen

Translated from Slovenian to Dutch by Staša Pavlović
Written in Slovenian by Mirt Komel
5 minutes read

De exodus van de lammetjes

Translated from Romanian to Dutch by Charlotte van Rooden
Written in Romanian by Irina Georgescu Groza
13 minutes read

Grondwerk

Grondwerk [Groundwork] (2025) explores climate change, collective action and attempts to make the world habitable in poetic and sensory language. In the novel, a naked mole-rat is sent on a mission from her colony in the Horn of Africa to a square in Brussels. Waiting for a briefing that fails to arrive, she observes the curious ways of the homo sapiens and starts digging tunnels in Brussels’ underbelly. As sinkholes grow all over the city – fragmenting the infrastructure of the political heart of Europe – a meeting and growing friendship with a climate activist produces an unexpected twist. Grondwerk was shortlisted for the Boekenbon Literatuurprijs and very positively reviewed in the Belgian and Dutch press.
Written in Dutch by Tijl Nuyts
9 minutes read

Ik wil geen hond zijn

Written in Dutch by Alma Mathijsen
8 minutes read

Dagen als vreemde symptomen

Sisyphus doolt door de hel met een lege rolstoel en weet niet precies wat ze daar te zoeken heeft, behalve dat ze haar dochter, die meervoudig beperkt is, moet ophalen uit het dagcentrum. Een missie die telkens mislukt, waarna ze teleurgesteld terugkeert naar de aftandse benedenwoning van een zonderling appartementencomplex. Wanneer haar hospita schijnbaar uit het niets een praatje met haar aanknoopt, begint ze zich plotseling dingen te herinneren. Dagen als vreemde symptomen is een gevecht tegen de verveling, een zoektocht naar de grenzen van het moederschap, van hoop en radeloosheid, van leven en dood.
Written in Dutch by Leonieke Baerwaldt
9 minutes read

Very Important Person

Translated from Slovenian to Dutch by Staša Pavlović
Written in Slovenian by Andraž Rožman
11 minutes read

Niet iedereen gaat naar het paradijs

Translated from Polish to Dutch by Małgosia Briefjes
Written in Polish by Olga Górska
7 minutes read

Het eiland

Translated from Polish to Dutch by Charlotte Pothuizen
Written in Polish by Urszula Jabłońska
11 minutes read

Kwallen leven eeuwig totdat iemand ze vangt

Translated from Serbian to Dutch by Lena van Tijen
Written in Serbian by Nađa Petrović
12 minutes read

Natalya

Translated from Portugese to Dutch by Anne Lopes Michielsen
Written in Portugese by Valério Romão
5 minutes read

Cathedra of hoe je slagroom maakt

Written in Dutch by Joost Oomen
8 minutes read

De panda's van Ueno

Translated from Italian to Dutch by Sandra Verhulst
Written in Italian by Arianna Giorgia Bonazzi
14 minutes read

Synopsis

Translated from Italian to Dutch by Sandra Verhulst
Written in Italian by Arianna Giorgia Bonazzi
5 minutes read

De familie Miralles

Translated from Spanish to Dutch by Lies Doms
Written in Spanish by Kike Cherta
9 minutes read

Ik was het nooit, Maar ben het nu wel. Gevoelig voor elke Weersverandering.

Translated from Serbian to Dutch by Pavle Trkulja
Written in Serbian by Marija Pavlović
11 minutes read

Alle liften leiden naar de begane grond (Staarwater)

Translated from Bulgarian to Dutch by Justin Van Heddegem
Written in Bulgarian by Gergana Galabova
9 minutes read

De leerschool

Translated from Portugese to Dutch by Anne Lopes Michielsen
Written in Portugese by Valério Romão
6 minutes read

Vogels die de toekomst zingen

Translated from Spanish to Dutch by Joep Harmsen
Written in Spanish by Alejandro Morellón Mariano
5 minutes read

Ook als je er maar één druppel van te zien krijgt

Written in Dutch by Rebekka de Wit
9 minutes read

Het dilemma van de bruine paraplu Eerste deur rechts Niets

Translated from Romanian to Dutch by Jan Willem Bos
Written in Romanian by Anna Kalimar
10 minutes read
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