New Dutch Writing at British Library
Dutch society has long been held up as a model of political and social tolerance, but is this the real story? Bart van Es, author of Costa Prize-winning The Cut Out Girl joins bestselling novelist Herman Koch, rising stars Esther Gerritsen and Jeroen Olyslaegers, and historian Simon Schama at this special day of talks. Furthermore, Joris Luyendijk and Naema Tahir discuss Dutch society
Explore the complex history and current politics of the Netherlands, and pick up the latest Dutch books in English translation.
Presented by the Dutch Foundation for Literature in association with Modern Culture
About the author(s)
Naema Tahir (1970) came to The Netherlands at age nine with her Pakistani parents. She read law and worked for various government ministries, the UNHCR and the Council of Europe in Strassbourg. In 2006, however, she decided to settle in the Netherlands and focus on her writer's career. In the...
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Jeroen Olyslaegers (1967) is a Flemish novelist and playwright. His critically acclaimed novel WILL (2016) was on the shortlist for the prestigious Dutch Libris Literature Prize and won the Flemish Fintro Literature Prize in 2017. Before Olyslaegers’ breakthrough as a novelist, he made his name in the world of theatre...
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Esther Gerritsen (1972) is a Dutch novelist, columnist, and playwright. She made her literary debut in 2000. She is one of the most widely read and highly praised authors in the Netherlands, and makes regular appearances on radio programs and at international literary festivals, such as Litquake and Wordfest. Esther...
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Bart van Es is a Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St. Catherine’s College. He is the author of Spenser’s Forms of History, Shakespeare in Company, and Shakespeare’s Comedies. He was born in the Netherlands and now lives with his family in England.