A ‘lively book about mathematics’ opens our selection of recent notable non-fiction from the Netherlands. With enthusiasm and humour, young first-time writer Vincent van Noort tells of his passion for numbers and his personal connection with them, and explains why he believes that we all have such a connection. He convincingly demonstrates the beauty of mathematics.
December 12, 2011 | features | non-fiction
For the last two years, the Grote Geschiedenis Prijs (Great History Prize) has been awarded to the year’s best historical book. This year the Prize, a sum of 10,000 Euro,… Continued...
October 7, 2008 | news | non-fiction
Over the past few weeks various British papers have published positive reviews of Ararat, the latest book by Frank Westerman. For example, Iain Finlayson wrote in The Times: “If any… Continued...
August 29, 2008 | news | non-fiction
Every year, on the occasion of the Leipzig book fair, the Preis zur Europäischen Verständigung (Prize for European Rapprochement) is awarded to an author who has committed himself/herself in the…
January 10, 2008 | news | non-fiction
Astronomy journalist Govert Schilling, author of Flash!, is to get his own planetoid: (10986) Govert. The boulder, about six kilometers in diameter, takes 3.32 years to orbit the sun on…
October 1, 2007 | news | non-fiction
Since 1997, the NLPVF has supported the translation of literary non-fiction produced by Dutch authors. Literary non-fiction comprises many genres, such as well-written monographs with an original approach to the theme, journalistic non-fiction, travel literature (auto-)biographies, essays, etc.
In all these genres, any translation subsidy granted depends on the quality of the book, the foreign publisher, and the translator. Academic and educational non-fiction, as well as manuals and non-fiction offering practical information (do-it-yourself, cookery books, etc.) are not included in the genres we subsidize. More information about the general terms and conditions, can be found on the translation grants-page.
28-29 January 2011, Amsterdam
By Ger Groot. Considering there are many highly literary works of non-fiction from Flanders and the Netherlands, Ger Groot asks how justifiably the position is that literature means 'fiction'. A look at a number of highlights. Continued...
