This one was long requested, and it's finally here! I read lots of Dutch books this summer so I could recommend my favourites in translation. Have you picked up a Dutch book before? If there's anything else you'd like to know about Dutch reading culture, let me know and I'll talk about it in a future video!
For you video on Dutch reading culture, I would love to know why it seems like everything is simply called a "Roman" and we do not really have categories as "romance" or "contemporary fiction". It can be frustrating sometimes! Love from a fellow Dutchie. 🇬🇧🇳🇱
Ha yes, that's a very good question! I feel like on my recent trip I saw some separate shelves that were 'literature' and the rest was just under 'other' in a small bookshop. Will investigate further!
Hoi, I am originally from Latvia. Last 18 years I live in the Netherlands. I love to read and do it in 5 languages. I don't know if someone else has the problem of forgetting in which language he has read a book. I read in 🇱🇻🇬🇧🇳🇱🇷🇺🇩🇪
Yeah Dutch sci-fi is incredibly rare! I tried finding some for my Dutch literature list back in high school, and only managed to find “de wereld gaat aan vleit ten onder” by Max Dendermonde, which is not even really super sci-fi, but it was a really interesting (and quick) read, still the book that stuck with me most from that time!
🇪🇸🇬🇧 i also read in catalan (my mother tongue!) but there isn’t an emoji for it unfortunately. this next year i want to try and read from some new countries so this will help me get the netherlands onto the list 📚
Already super hyped about the video on Dutch reading culture! I'd like to know if there are certain literaty traditions unique to or prevalent in the Netherlands, or why certain ones are underrepresented or seemingly missing. For instance, the Nordic countries seem to have this huge crime and thriller culture, and Britain and the US have the very concise writing form of essays; so I wonder if there is something comparable for the Dutch.
🇺🇸 🇫🇷 I’ve recently learned the heritage of my family! On my mother’s side, my grandfather was Dutch & French and my grandmother Scottish. So I’ve been wanting to read literature from those cultures because I just love it! So excited to find this video!!! On my father’s side my grandmother was full Creek Nation Mvkoke (Native American Muskogee Indian) and my grandfather African (French from Ivory Coast).
Great recommendations! I actually picked up The Penguin Book of Dutch Short Stories when I was on holiday in Amsterdam a few years back, I've read the first couple of stories and quite enjoyed them. I remember debating with myself about buying The Evenings as well but never did, and now I kinda regret it haha, I'll have to find it somewhere else because it definitely sounds like something I would like. Usually I read in English and Swedish, but it's mostly been English for the past 10 years to be honest.. I really want to read more in Swedish again. I'm also learning Korean so I look forward to when I'm good enough to read a whole book in the language.
So many readers gravitate towards English when they're young, so it's really interesting to see how/if those habits change again when you get a bit older and maybe want to explore your own country's literature a bit.
@@booksandquills yes exactly. I think as a teenager I thought English was like the coolest thing ever so I read a lot in English to become more fluent, but now I feel like I'm almost losing my more advanced vocabulary in Swedish instead. And being in my late 20s I definitely want to hold onto my native language. But it feels like half of the books published in Swedish nowadays are crime or thrillers and I don't much like reading those..
Ik heb Het Gouden Ei als tiener gelezen en mogelijks is dit boek wel het begin geweest van mijn afkeer voor thrillers. XD Je zei de titel en onmiddellijk kreeg ik opnieuw dat gevoel van onbehagen en paniek dat ik mij herinner van mijn leeservaring. Nope, dit boek was niet voor mij.
I asked Priscilla at “Evening Reader” if she could recommend some contemporary Dutch authors to me, translated into English. She sent me to you and I’m glad she did. Thanks for creating this video.
De ontdekking van de hemel is mijn favoriete boek aller tijden! De hele sfeer in het boek en de vriendschap die doorheen het hele verhaal loopt vond ik geweldig :) Ik heb het boek in het Nederlands gelezen, vandaar ook reactie in het Nederlands :p
I'm so happy you brought us this video! I'm so curious about Dutch literature! I only knew The Penguin Book of Dutch Short Stories, though I was scared of starting such a big book. Now I will, definitely! Dank je wel!
Hello, I'm a korean student and I'm studying in Amsterdam rn! :)) I'm really glad to find this video^*^ your recommendation is clear, vibrant and helpful. I will definitely buy and try these books. Thankyou👍😎
The Discovery of Heaven sounds super interesting! The way you describe it in the beginning reminds me of the film classic Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin), which is one of my favourite movies of all time...just one question; I noticed there was an earlier translated version by Paul Vincent (in 1997), and was wondering how the new version is different? I read in Mandarin (mother tongue), English, and now some French as well; would totally love more videos introducing Dutch literature! Thank you for these. p.s. your hair is gorgeous as always :)
I loved the letter to the king! I watched the first 10 mins of the netflix one and gave up on it though, because it felt less genuinely medieval and a bit more game-of-throines-ified - I'd love to hear what other people thought though!
Used to live in The Netherlands, so I try and read a Dutch book once a year - if I can get my hands on them. I like to re-read books in Dutch that I've already read in English, so that way when I'm confused or don't fully understand the vocabulary, I know I can keep reading and still follow along with the general plot. Done most of the Harry Potter books that way and enjoy learning the new character names in Dutch!
This is wonderful! I'm Belgian and I've been going back to learning Dutch after forgetting pretty much everything I learned in school (as a French speaker). This is giving me lots of choices for a Dutch book to pick up to dive back into the language.
I really loved this video and found it incredibly intresting. Though the idea of talking about Dutch literature without talking about any Flemish literature seems strange to me, as there are so many great books writen in Dutch written by Belgian authors. Though i understand that might have been hard to include since you where working with Letterenfonds. But despite of that this was an excellent list i have read many of these books in highschool an really appreciated them!
I'm currently reading the Penguin book of Dutch short stories. It's . . . OK. I just don't "get" the point of most of them. Perhaps it's my fault for being English! Never mind: off to Amsterdam (again!) for a week before Xmas.
Traditional Chinese and English🇭🇰🇬🇧it’s fascinating to see even in the Chinese book market, there are stylistic differences among Taiwanese, Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese authors. I also find it interesting that I tend opt for Chinese versions of books translated from Japanese since the meaning of characters’ names don’t get lost in translation that much as oppose to when it’s translated into English. Thanks for your video🎉❤
I devoured everything by Thea Beckman when I was a kid, especially loved the futuristic novels of Kinderen van Moeder Aarde (children of mother earth)... Reading about a society run by women & their justice system etc changed my views on the world... Her historical novels are also incredible... Remember reading Winter in Wartime in school & I hated it! 😄
Ik denk helaas dat je ze allemaal los zou moeten vinden (wat wel mogelijk zou zijn), want deze zijn volgens mij specifiek samengesteld voor deze Engelse Penguin editie. Maar na even zoeken kwam ik wel dit boek tegen: Nederland leest de mooiste korte verhalen (gekozen door A.L. Snijders). De beschrijving zegt 'van Hugo Claus tot Maartje Wortel, van Ischa Meijer tot Joost de Vries', dus misschien is dat een leuke om te proberen?
@@booksandquills Als ik het in de VS kan vinden, zal ik dat doen. Bedankt. ☺️. Het is zo moeilijk om Nederlandse media te vinden in de VS, zelfs online.
Hey Sanne, mocht je ook nog eens Nederlandstalige boeken willen lezen; ik ben de schrijver van Heks van vuur en oorlog, een YA Fantasy :) Ik zou het heel leuk vinden als je die wilt lezen!
The Netherlands represent! as a dutchie very interested in your video on Dutch reaing culture! I usually reads books in the original language when I can (Nederlands, Deutsch, English, Español... big wish: Francais). Come to think about it, so weird how I haven't read many of these classics.. I think indeed because teachers kind of ruined them for me in high school haha and I was very UK-oriënted when I was a teenager already ;) But now I am older most definitely appreciating Dutch lit more so this video came in the right moment! I would recommend Ellen Deckwitz for Dutch Poetry (and general recommend her as a person haha) and A Dutch author I LOVE is Adriaan van Dis Did you enjoy the discomfort of evening? I thought is was beautiful. but horrible... extremely clautrofobic. I would recommend the Dutch version, the authors choice of words is wonderful.. Oh, I would love to read 'two blankets, three sheets'.
Ahh thanks for the recommendations! I'm really glad I read The Discomfort of Evening, but it was indeed very uncomfortable. Not sure it will end up in my top 10, but definitely a very impressive book and the writing is beautiful.
This one was long requested, and it's finally here! I read lots of Dutch books this summer so I could recommend my favourites in translation. Have you picked up a Dutch book before? If there's anything else you'd like to know about Dutch reading culture, let me know and I'll talk about it in a future video!
Most memorable Dutch book I read in German translation: Connie Palmen, Logbuch eines unbarmherzigen Jahres, German translation: Ehlers, Hanni
Logboek van een onbarmhartig jaar. 2011
For you video on Dutch reading culture, I would love to know why it seems like everything is simply called a "Roman" and we do not really have categories as "romance" or "contemporary fiction".
It can be frustrating sometimes!
Love from a fellow Dutchie.
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Ha yes, that's a very good question! I feel like on my recent trip I saw some separate shelves that were 'literature' and the rest was just under 'other' in a small bookshop. Will investigate further!
Hoi, I am originally from Latvia. Last 18 years I live in the Netherlands. I love to read and do it in 5 languages. I don't know if someone else has the problem of forgetting in which language he has read a book.
I read in 🇱🇻🇬🇧🇳🇱🇷🇺🇩🇪
Yeah Dutch sci-fi is incredibly rare! I tried finding some for my Dutch literature list back in high school, and only managed to find “de wereld gaat aan vleit ten onder” by Max Dendermonde, which is not even really super sci-fi, but it was a really interesting (and quick) read, still the book that stuck with me most from that time!
That sounds so interesting! Will have a look to see if I can get my hands on it :)
🇪🇸🇬🇧 i also read in catalan (my mother tongue!) but there isn’t an emoji for it unfortunately. this next year i want to try and read from some new countries so this will help me get the netherlands onto the list 📚
Already super hyped about the video on Dutch reading culture! I'd like to know if there are certain literaty traditions unique to or prevalent in the Netherlands, or why certain ones are underrepresented or seemingly missing. For instance, the Nordic countries seem to have this huge crime and thriller culture, and Britain and the US have the very concise writing form of essays; so I wonder if there is something comparable for the Dutch.
Great question, thank you!
🇺🇸 🇫🇷 I’ve recently learned the heritage of my family! On my mother’s side, my grandfather was Dutch & French and my grandmother Scottish. So I’ve been wanting to read literature from those cultures because I just love it! So excited to find this video!!!
On my father’s side my grandmother was full Creek Nation Mvkoke (Native American Muskogee Indian) and my grandfather African (French from Ivory Coast).
🇸🇪🇬🇧🇪🇸 and I might be able to handle 🇩🇪 as well
🇭🇰🇬🇧 traditional Chinese, Cantonese and English🐈
Great recommendations! I actually picked up The Penguin Book of Dutch Short Stories when I was on holiday in Amsterdam a few years back, I've read the first couple of stories and quite enjoyed them. I remember debating with myself about buying The Evenings as well but never did, and now I kinda regret it haha, I'll have to find it somewhere else because it definitely sounds like something I would like.
Usually I read in English and Swedish, but it's mostly been English for the past 10 years to be honest.. I really want to read more in Swedish again. I'm also learning Korean so I look forward to when I'm good enough to read a whole book in the language.
So many readers gravitate towards English when they're young, so it's really interesting to see how/if those habits change again when you get a bit older and maybe want to explore your own country's literature a bit.
@@booksandquills yes exactly. I think as a teenager I thought English was like the coolest thing ever so I read a lot in English to become more fluent, but now I feel like I'm almost losing my more advanced vocabulary in Swedish instead. And being in my late 20s I definitely want to hold onto my native language. But it feels like half of the books published in Swedish nowadays are crime or thrillers and I don't much like reading those..
🇷🇺 My first language, although I don't read much in it.
🇬🇧 My second language which I use most and read in most.
It would be such a great idea to make a similar video but then with Dutch graphic novels! (De aanslag is also converted in a beautiful graphic novel)
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🏴 English is my main reading language ❤
Ik heb Het Gouden Ei als tiener gelezen en mogelijks is dit boek wel het begin geweest van mijn afkeer voor thrillers. XD
Je zei de titel en onmiddellijk kreeg ik opnieuw dat gevoel van onbehagen en paniek dat ik mij herinner van mijn leeservaring. Nope, dit boek was niet voor mij.
Just started learning Dutch and really excited to dive into this culture, thanks for the list!!
I asked Priscilla at “Evening Reader” if she could recommend some contemporary Dutch authors to me, translated into English. She sent me to you and I’m glad she did. Thanks for creating this video.
🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇸 Super leuke video weer! Kijk uit naar je video over NL’se leesgewoonten.😃 Fijne feestdagen!
I read French and German and am only recently studying Dutch.
De ontdekking van de hemel is mijn favoriete boek aller tijden!
De hele sfeer in het boek en de vriendschap die doorheen het hele verhaal loopt vond ik geweldig :)
Ik heb het boek in het Nederlands gelezen, vandaar ook reactie in het Nederlands :p
I'm so happy you brought us this video! I'm so curious about Dutch literature! I only knew The Penguin Book of Dutch Short Stories, though I was scared of starting such a big book. Now I will, definitely! Dank je wel!
Totally know what you mean, but I promise it’s so interesting and not daunting at all! Enjoy 👌
🇩🇰🇬🇧🇧🇻 I usually read in either Danish (I'm from Denmark) or English. A bit in Norwegian, but not often. Love your videos!
Hello, I'm a korean student and I'm studying in Amsterdam rn! :)) I'm really glad to find this video^*^ your recommendation is clear, vibrant and helpful. I will definitely buy and try these books. Thankyou👍😎
The Discovery of Heaven sounds super interesting! The way you describe it in the beginning reminds me of the film classic Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin), which is one of my favourite movies of all time...just one question; I noticed there was an earlier translated version by Paul Vincent (in 1997), and was wondering how the new version is different?
I read in Mandarin (mother tongue), English, and now some French as well; would totally love more videos introducing Dutch literature! Thank you for these.
p.s. your hair is gorgeous as always :)
No idea if there's any differences in the updated translation, maybe they just did a new edition/cover and didn't change the text? And thank you :D
How about afrikaans letterkunde?
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I loved the letter to the king! I watched the first 10 mins of the netflix one and gave up on it though, because it felt less genuinely medieval and a bit more game-of-throines-ified - I'd love to hear what other people thought though!
Waattttt how didnt i notice you are dutch😱😱😱schaam me dood😅
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Used to live in The Netherlands, so I try and read a Dutch book once a year - if I can get my hands on them. I like to re-read books in Dutch that I've already read in English, so that way when I'm confused or don't fully understand the vocabulary, I know I can keep reading and still follow along with the general plot. Done most of the Harry Potter books that way and enjoy learning the new character names in Dutch!
zo moeilijk te vinden in de Verenigde Staten
What an exciting video. Thanks for the ideas!!
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I am from Madeira, Portuguese.
I really like to know more Dutch literature.
I read in 🇵🇹🏴🇪🇸🇫🇷
This is wonderful! I'm Belgian and I've been going back to learning Dutch after forgetting pretty much everything I learned in school (as a French speaker). This is giving me lots of choices for a Dutch book to pick up to dive back into the language.
I really loved this video and found it incredibly intresting. Though the idea of talking about Dutch literature without talking about any Flemish literature seems strange to me, as there are so many great books writen in Dutch written by Belgian authors. Though i understand that might have been hard to include since you where working with Letterenfonds. But despite of that this was an excellent list i have read many of these books in highschool an really appreciated them!
I'm currently reading the Penguin book of Dutch short stories. It's . . . OK. I just don't "get" the point of most of them. Perhaps it's my fault for being English! Never mind: off to Amsterdam (again!) for a week before Xmas.
I might be a good tool to figure out what clicks best with you (because it’s such a wide variety) and then you can go from there. 😅
Have you gotten to the dog poo story yet? 👀
@@booksandquills Er . . . . nope. I'll look forward to THAT one!
🇵🇱 🇳🇱 🇬🇧 very nice video and great recommendations
No way! I was googling that and gave up because only weird books showed up. And here it is, a week later by accident!
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Yasssssss the world needs more Dutch recommendations!
Traditional Chinese and English🇭🇰🇬🇧it’s fascinating to see even in the Chinese book market, there are stylistic differences among Taiwanese, Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese authors. I also find it interesting that I tend opt for Chinese versions of books translated from Japanese since the meaning of characters’ names don’t get lost in translation that much as oppose to when it’s translated into English. Thanks for your video🎉❤
I devoured everything by Thea Beckman when I was a kid, especially loved the futuristic novels of Kinderen van Moeder Aarde (children of mother earth)... Reading about a society run by women & their justice system etc changed my views on the world... Her historical novels are also incredible... Remember reading Winter in Wartime in school & I hated it! 😄
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Thank you so much for the video!
3:27 is dit verkrijgbaar in het originele nederlands?
Ik denk helaas dat je ze allemaal los zou moeten vinden (wat wel mogelijk zou zijn), want deze zijn volgens mij specifiek samengesteld voor deze Engelse Penguin editie. Maar na even zoeken kwam ik wel dit boek tegen: Nederland leest de mooiste korte verhalen (gekozen door A.L. Snijders). De beschrijving zegt 'van Hugo Claus tot Maartje Wortel, van Ischa Meijer tot Joost de Vries', dus misschien is dat een leuke om te proberen?
@@booksandquills Als ik het in de VS kan vinden, zal ik dat doen. Bedankt. ☺️. Het is zo moeilijk om Nederlandse media te vinden in de VS, zelfs online.
@@amgwireless3610 Zeker nog een stapje lastiger! Veel succes :)
Can you do a review on magic seven
Thank you...❤🙏🏾📚
Hey Sanne, mocht je ook nog eens Nederlandstalige boeken willen lezen; ik ben de schrijver van Heks van vuur en oorlog, een YA Fantasy :) Ik zou het heel leuk vinden als je die wilt lezen!
Dankje! Ik zal zeker even een kijkje nemen! :)
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The Netherlands represent! as a dutchie very interested in your video on Dutch reaing culture!
I usually reads books in the original language when I can (Nederlands, Deutsch, English, Español... big wish: Francais). Come to think about it, so weird how I haven't read many of these classics.. I think indeed because teachers kind of ruined them for me in high school haha and I was very UK-oriënted when I was a teenager already ;) But now I am older most definitely appreciating Dutch lit more so this video came in the right moment!
I would recommend Ellen Deckwitz for Dutch Poetry (and general recommend her as a person haha) and A Dutch author I LOVE is Adriaan van Dis
Did you enjoy the discomfort of evening? I thought is was beautiful. but horrible... extremely clautrofobic. I would recommend the Dutch version, the authors choice of words is wonderful..
Oh, I would love to read 'two blankets, three sheets'.
Ahh thanks for the recommendations! I'm really glad I read The Discomfort of Evening, but it was indeed very uncomfortable. Not sure it will end up in my top 10, but definitely a very impressive book and the writing is beautiful.
@@booksandquills Thank you for answering! And: merry christmas (tomorrow)!
Ohhh heel leuk Sanne! Ik moet eerlijk zeggen dat ik echt nog weinig klassiekers heb gelezen en dit motiveert me echt om ze ook op te gaan pakken! 😊
Super leuk! Ben benieuwd welke je zal kiezen 👀
German and Englisch :)
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Welkom in Nederland! 😀
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