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Iris Stobbelaar’s debut novel Stranders will be made into a film by Hollywood director Roel Reiné. Stranders is a real page turner about a boy who wishes his annoying little sister away. When she actually disappears, he is the only one who can bring her back from the terrifying place he has imagined for her... English translation available
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In April Janny van der Molen will be in Colombia to promote the Spanish edition of Outside it’s war – Anne Frank and her world. This book was also published in France by Bayard Presse and in Brazil by Rocco. In June she will visit the International Children’s and Young Adult Book Fair in Cologne, to talk about her philosophy book Great thoughts, published in Germany by Gabriel Verlag.
TRANSLATION GRANTS. The Dutch Foundation for Literature supports writers and translators and promotes Dutch literature abroad. Foreign publishers may apply for a subsidy towards translation costs. For information and application forms: Dutch Foundation for Literature, Agnes Vogt, post@letterenfonds.nl, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 89, 1018 VR Amsterdam, T +31 (0)20 520 7300, www.letterenfonds.nl
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