At an event at the Flanders House in New York City on Thursday celebrating this year's Frankfurt Book Fair Guest of Honor Countries, Flanders and the Netherlands, Michiel Scharpé (left) of the Flemish Literature Fund and Victor Schiferly (right) of the Dutch Foundation for Literature discussed literature from their countries and recent translations published in the U.S., including Stefan Hermans's War and Turpentine (Knopf) and Guus Kuijer's The Bible for Unbelievers (Seven Stories). Photo: Richard KoekImage of the Day: Honoring Flanders and the Netherlands
At an event at the Flanders House in New York City on Thursday celebrating this year's Frankfurt Book Fair Guest of Honor Countries, Flanders and the Netherlands, Michiel Scharpé (left) of the Flemish Literature Fund and Victor Schiferly (right) of the Dutch Foundation for Literature discussed literature from their countries and recent translations published in the U.S., including Stefan Hermans's War and Turpentine (Knopf) and Guus Kuijer's The Bible for Unbelievers (Seven Stories). Photo: Richard Koek