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  • A Guardian Angel Recalls

    Translated by David Colmer ...
    by Willem Frederik Hermans ...
    Willem Frederik Hermans's lucid and exhilarating WWII masterpiece in a razor-sharp translation by David ColmerA Guardian Angel Recalls is a gripping and diabolical wartime novel by one of the most provocative Dutch writers of the twentieth-century.Alberegt, a frenzied and lovelorn public prosecutor, speeds through Hook of Holland in his black Renault on May 9, 1940 – the eve of the German invasion ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Cricket's Healing

    by Toon Tellegen ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    **Even in our darkest moments, there is always the possibility of healing: a sensitive and sharply funny illustrated gift book about struggling with—and overcoming—depressionThe 2nd internationally bestselling book in Toon Tellegen's witty, philosophical series of animal fables about our mental health**One day, the cricket notices a strange feeling in his head: a heavy, unwavering feeling that won ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Hedgehog’s Dilemma

    by Toon Tellegen ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    **INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: The first in a series of witty, philosophical animal stories with whimsical illustrations — for adult fans of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and His Horse!We’ve all been there: When a lonely hedgehog hosts a party for his friends, he’s suddenly wracked by social anxiety and self-doubt...**The hedgehog is feeling rather lonely, so one day he decides to invite all the other ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Naughty Kittens

    by Fleur van der Weel ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    Join two mischievous kitten twins on a day of fun in this charming early reader!Stripe is tabby, Flutter is all black, and together these kitten twins share a passion for food -- cat and human alike! -- and making as much mess as possible. Join them in 96 gorgeously illustrated pages of hijinks from author-illustrator Fleur van der Weel who, along the way, playfully incorporates the essential ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

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  • how the first sparks became visible

    Poems

    by Simone Atangana Bekono, Annabelle Binnerts ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    Series series The Emma Press Poetry Pamphlets
    Simone Atangana Bekono's poems are vivid and arresting, with the feeling of letters or diary entries. In nine breath-taking streams of consciousness, the poet explore race, gender and sexuality, addressing the social stigmatization of race and gender and invoking empathy and human connection in a voice that is both confident and innovative. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    A Novel

    by Sacha Bronwasser ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    **A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2025A twisty, slow-burn mystery set in Paris and the Netherlands that has become a Dutch sensation**In 1989, twenty-year-old Marie jumps at the chance to work as au pair in Paris—even though it means dropping out of her prestigious art program in the Netherlands. The city, the language, the complicated French family she works for all quickly overshadow the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • You Are the Loveliest

    by Hans & Monique Hagen ...
    Illustrated by Marit Törnqvist ...
    Sometimes our feelings are so big, our dreams and our worries so wide, that we can't find the words to express them.How MUCH love we feel; what a new sibling will bring; exactly what it's like to take a hard tumble, or to want the sun to shine on a rainy day.These thoughts and questions are explored by Hans and Monique Hagen in poems pitched perfectly to the children who wonder.Marit Törnqvist is ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Mr. Coats

    by Sieb Posthuma ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    Mr. Coats is freezing cold.No matter how many heaters he turns on, how many blankets he sleeps under at night, or how many layers he wears, he can simply never get warm.Being this cold all the time is lonely. And loneliness is a chilly feeling. Mr. Coats thinks he'll be alone in the cold forever, but he's wrong. There's someone out there just like him. ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Twin

    by Gerbrand Bakker ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    When his twin brother dies in a car accident, Helmer is obliged to return to the small family farm. He resigns himself to taking over his brother's role and spending the rest of his days 'with his head under a cow'.After his old, worn-out father has been transferred upstairs, Helmer sets about furnishing the rest of the house according to his own minimal preferences. 'A double bed and a duvet', ... Read more

    $3.88 USD

  • An Untouched House

    by Willem Frederik Hermans, Cees Nooteboom ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    “Profoundly unsettling . . . haunt[s] the mind for long afterwards.” —The Sunday Times“The kind of book that stays with you forever.” —The Guardian“Hugely entertaining." —The ScotsmanA Sunday Times Book of the Year: A brooding meditation on violence set during World War II—from a classic Dutch writer who has drawn comparisons to Joseph Heller and Kurt Vonnegut<... ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Window Cleaner Sees Paintings

    by Menno Wigman ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    The master of pulsing, post-modern poetic rhythms, Menno Wigman's reputation is assured as one of the Netherlands' leading poets. And as perhaps his country's most exciting poet in terms of form: "a craftsman who knows what he wants" in the words of poet Alfred Schaffer. Wigman's second collection won him the Netherlands' coveted Jan Campert prize.Menno Wigman's first full collection to be ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Habitus

    by Radna Fabias ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    Subversive, visual, and bold, Curaçao-born Dutch Radna Fabias’ explosive debut collection Habitus marks the entry of a genre-altering poet. Habitus is a collection full of thrilling sensory images, lines in turn grim and enchanting which move from the Caribbean island of Curaçao to the immigrant experience of the Netherlands. Fabias’ intrepid masterpiece explores issues of racism, neo-colonialism, ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus