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The Dutch Riveter: THE NETHERLANDS, FOR MY BRITISH FRIENDS by Geert Mak, translated by Jozef van der Voort

Mar 19, 2021 • No comments

Memories. My elder brothers cycling over the polder, struggling through the squalls, singing an old song at the tops of…

Euro Stars

Jan 11, 2017 • No comments

A fresh new look at European literature through its stars – the writers! *EURO STARS* brings the best contemporary writers…

Culture Matters – The Euro Stars Debate

May 12, 2016 • No comments

Report from Culture Matters: The Euro Stars Debate by Judith Vonberg One rainy Wednesday at the end of April, a group…

Today: Culture Matters – The EURO STARS Debate

Apr 27, 2016 • No comments

Does Culture Matter in the current UK-Europe debate? In a highly topical event leading UK-European writers (*Euro Stars*!) discuss the importance…

From IN EUROPE by Geert Mak, translated by Sam Garrett

Apr 26, 2016 • No comments

THE EPILOGUE The European project is a unique one in history. It is not an empire, it is not a…

Culture Matters – The Euro Stars Debate: Geert Mak

Apr 25, 2016 • No comments

Journalist and historian Geert Mak was born in 1946. His father served as a Protestant clergyman in the Dutch province…

#RivetingReviews in March by Rosie Goldsmith

Mar 15, 2016 • No comments

This month our #RivetingReviewers have read new books from Germany, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands and – very fittingly in these…

Geert Mak – A Great European
by Rosie Goldsmith

Mar 2, 2015 • No comments

The time is right. This year, this month we celebrate 25 years since the end of the Berlin Wall. On…

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