The Dutch literary prize decided by 15-18 year-old students, De Inktaap (see also the EU Read explanation) has announced the 2015 winner: La Superba, Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer -- -which Deep Vellum will be bringing out in English; meanwhile, see the Dutch Foundation for Literature information page.
(Open Letter brought out his Rupert: A Confession a couple of years ago.)
This sounds like a pretty neat prize -- and two of the previous winners are under review at the complete review: A.F.Th. van der Heijden's massive Het schervengericht (2009) -- not really a book you'd expect the kids to have the patience for ... except, of course, there's that subject matter ... -- and the great Harry Mulisch's Siegfried (2003)
This sounds like a pretty neat prize -- and two of the previous winners are under review at the complete review: A.F.Th. van der Heijden's massive Het schervengericht (2009) -- not really a book you'd expect the kids to have the patience for ... except, of course, there's that subject matter ... -- and the great Harry Mulisch's Siegfried (2003)