{"title":"Netherlands","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"tirza","title":"Tirza","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003eFebruary 19, 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003enovel | pb | 452 pgs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e5.5\" x 8.5\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e978-1-934824-69-6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e“Grunberg chronicles the mistakes of a morose Dutch bourgeois and constructs a delectable psychological thriller.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e—\u003cem\u003eLe Figaro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJörgen Hofmeester once had it all: a beautiful wife, a nice house with a garden in an upperclass neighborhood in Amsterdam, a respectable job as an editor, two lovely daughters named Ibi and Tirza, and a large amount of money in a Swiss bank account. But during the preparations for Tirza’s graduation party, we come to know what he has lost. His wife has left him; Ibi is starting a bed and breakfast in France, an idea which he opposed; the director of the publishing house has fired him; and his savings have vanished in the wake of 9\/11.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Hofmeester still has Tirza, until she introduces him to her new boyfriend, Choukri—who bears a disturbing resemblance to Mohammed Atta—and they announce their plan to spend several months in Africa. A heartrending and masterful story of a man seeking redemption, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTirza\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e marks a high point in Grunberg’s still-developing oeuvre. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e[The publishers gratefully acknowledge the support of the Dutch Foundation for Literature.]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003eTranslated from the Dutch by Sam Garrett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArnon Grunberg was born in Amsterdam in 1971. Starting his own publishing company at nineteen, he wrote his first novel, Blue Mondays—a European bestseller—at age twenty-three. Two of his novels, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhantom Pain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Asylum Seeker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, won the AKO Literature Prize, the Dutch equivalent of the Booker Prize. Living in New York, he writes columns, book reviews, and essays for newspapers and magazines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Translator: \u003c\/strong\u003eSam Garrett has worked as a literary translator as well as a freelance journalist. His recent translated works include \u003cem\u003eThe Cave\u003c\/em\u003e by Tim Krabbé and \u003cem\u003eSilent Extras \u003c\/em\u003eby Arnon Grunberg. In 2009, he won the Vondel Translation Prize for his translation of Frank Westerman's \u003cem\u003eArarat\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“With this novel, Grunberg advances slowly but surely toward the class of major authors who write lucidly about the incomprehensibility of human actions.”\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eaarlems Dagblad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arnon Grunberg","offers":[{"title":"pb","offer_id":386488018,"sku":"","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/5792\/products\/Tirza.jpg?v=1382818845"},{"product_id":"rupert-a-confession","title":"Rupert: A Confession","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003eJune 15, 2009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003enovel | hc | 130 pgs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e5.5\" x 8.5\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e978-1-934824-09-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\"Frenzied in its imagination, unusually spirited, beautifully lyrical and furthermore, unexpectedly intense when the hero’s sexual perversions hit the page. A pleasure to read.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e—\u003cem\u003eNRC Handelsblad\u003c\/em\u003e (Amsterdam)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRupert has been accused of a terrible crime, and his imagined defense begins the night he met the love of his life, Mira. By turns shockingly honest, incredibly funny, and clearly unhinged, Rupert's defense includes rants about the properly formed insult and men who wear comfortable sweaters. It also visits the memory-sites of Rupert and Mira's short-lived affair: her apartment, their favorite cafés and restaurants, and the city's public squares.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eWith each story Rupert attaches to these places his defense becomes a little more outlandish, while he becomes increasingly convinced that his innocence is beyond doubt. When he reaches the end of his defense, delivering the decisive blow against his accusers and describing the scene of the crime, the full depth of Rupert's depravity is finally revealed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRupert: A Confession\u003c\/em\u003e is a brilliantly composed monologue that fully exposes—despite the misdirection and bizarre revelations of its teller—the innermost workings of a confused mind. Recalling Neil LaBute's \u003cem\u003eIn the Company of Men\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003eRupert: A Confession\u003c\/em\u003e is simultaneously offensive, funny, and compelling, and it serves as a perfect introduction to one of the most talented and controversial writers at work in the Netherlands today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIlja Leonard Pfeijffer is a poet, novelist, literary critic, and former Ancient Greek scholar at Leiden University. The winner of numerous prizes—he's the only Dutch author to have won both of the most coveted debut poetry and prose prizes in the Netherlands—Pfeijffer is the editor of the literary journal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDe Revisor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and founder and editor of the poetry journal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAwater\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRupert: A Confession\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is his first novel to be translated into English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Rupert is an astonishing work of art. Astonishing in its imaginative force, its adventurous concept and its just as daring denouement. . . . Phew, what language, what a book. Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer is a writer to cherish.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eElsevier\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This novel belongs to the tradition of classical literature which is in principle self-referential. . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRupert\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a playful, exceptionally witty, ironic variant of this.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eTelegraaf\u003c\/em\u003e (Amsterdam)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer","offers":[{"title":"hc","offer_id":405942901,"sku":"","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/5792\/products\/rupert_highres.jpg?v=1384551853"},{"product_id":"good-men","title":"Good Men","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMay 23, 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enovel | pb | 420 pgs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5.5\" x 8.5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#b45f06\" style=\"color: #b45f06;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e978-1-948830-65-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/by-topic\/industry-news\/tip-sheet\/article\/79827-pw-picks-books-of-the-week-april-22-2019.html\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/by-topic\/industry-news\/tip-sheet\/article\/79827-pw-picks-books-of-the-week-april-22-2019.html\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrilliant absurdist chronicle of a hapless outsider’s struggle to do the right thing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eArnon Grunberg’s fourteenth novel charts the downfall of Geniek Janowski, a Polish-German firefighter doing his best to be a good father, husband, lover and colleague, only to fail on all fronts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGeniek leads a seemingly unremarkable life with his wife, Wen, and their son, Jurek, in the sleepy Dutch province of Limburg, where everyone simply calls him “The Pole” because they can’t pronounce his real name. He is the only foreigner and the only vegetarian at the fire station, yet to him the crew feels like a band of brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhen he discovers that the wife of his colleague, Beckers, is dying, The Pole is reminded of the role she played in his own life following the death of his eldest son, Borys—namely, by providing consolation in the form of unorthodox sexual acts. Racked by guilt, The Pole confessed the affair to his wife, and the retreated to a monastery for a year, where he ended up living in the henhouse. On his return, he is allowed to rejoin the fire brigade, though everyone in town has their doubts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGrunberg has lost none of his edge in this acutely absurdist account of the powerlessness of human beings to alter their fate. Comfort, salvation, love, and solidarity seem out of reach. In the world of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGood Men\u003c\/em\u003e, illusions about humanity and, above all, brotherhood will never prevail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated from the Dutch by Sam Garrett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnon Grunberg\u003c\/b\u003e (1971)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e debuted at the age of 23 with the wry, humorous novel novel \u003ci\u003eBlue Mondays\u003c\/i\u003e, which brought him instant success. Some of his other titles are \u003ci\u003eSilent Extras\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Asylum Seeker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Jewish Messiah, Moedervlekken\u003c\/i\u003e (Birthmarks), and \u003ci\u003eTirza\u003c\/i\u003e. Under the pseudonym Marek van der Jagt he published the successful \u003ci\u003eThe Story of my Baldness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGstaad 95-98\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the essay \u003ci\u003eMonogaam\u003c\/i\u003e (Monogamous). Grunberg also writes plays, essays and travel columns. His work has won him several literary awards, among which the AKO Literature Prize for \u003ci\u003ePhantom Pain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Asylum Seeker\u003c\/i\u003e, and both the Libris Literature Prize and the Flemish Golden Owl Award for \u003ci\u003eTirza\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been translated into over 25 languages. He has contributed to numerous international newspapers, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003e(London), \u003ci\u003eL’Espresso,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDie Zeit\u003c\/i\u003e. Arnon Grunberg lives and works in New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Translator:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSam Garrett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a prolific translator of Dutch literature, twice winner of the Society of Authors’ Vondel Prize for Dutch-English translation. His 2012 translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e by Herman Koch became the most popular Dutch novel ever translated into English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Arnon Grunberg: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“With this novel, Grunberg advances slowly but surely toward the class of major authors who write lucidly about the incomprehensibility of human actions.” \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003cem\u003eH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eaarlems Dagblad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arnon Grunberg","offers":[{"title":"pb","offer_id":43375459008748,"sku":"","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"ebook","offer_id":43372405424364,"sku":"","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/5792\/products\/9781948830652_men_approved_FC.jpg?v=1665588103"},{"product_id":"the-man-without-illness","title":"The Man Without Illness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003eFebruary 24, 2027\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003enovel | pb | 222 pgs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e5.5\" x 8.5\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#b45f06\" style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e978-1-960385-62-8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA taut, disquieting novel from one of today's most fearless and acclaimed Dutch writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMan Without Illness\u003c\/em\u003e, Arnon Grunberg strips down the idea of Western idealism and cultural neutrality through the story of Samarendra Ambani—Sam—a promising Swiss architect who fervently believes that buildings can make life better. Healthy in body, precise in thought, and untouched by suffering, Sam is the “man without illness.” But when he travels to Baghdad to design an opera house, his sense of order collapses.\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrongly accused, tortured, humiliated, and expelled from Iraq, Sam returns to Zurich broken but unchanged—or so he believes. He accepts a second commission in Dubai, this time to build a national library, determined to prove that architecture—and rationality—can still hold meaning. But suspicion follows him, and again, the ground beneath him gives way.\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA portrait of modern alienation,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMan Without Illness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis both a psychological drama and a political fable—brilliantly unsettling, mordantly funny, and utterly contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTranslated from the Dutch by Sam Garrett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArnon Grunberg \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1971) debuted at the age of 23 with the wry, humorous novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue Mondays\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which brought him instant success. Some of his other titles are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilent Extras\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Asylum Seeker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jewish Messiah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhantom Pain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTirza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Under the pseudonym Marek van der Jagt he published the successful \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Story of my Baldness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGstaad 95-98\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as the essay \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonogaam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Monogamous). Grunberg also writes plays, essays and travel columns. He is the recipient of most literary prizes in the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as the Swiss International Jonathan Swift Award for humor and satire in literature. His work has been translated into 30 languages. He has contributed to numerous international newspapers, including the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (London), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eL'Espresso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDie Zeit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Arnon Grunberg splits his time between Amsterdam and New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Translator:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSam Garrett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a prolific translator of Dutch literature, twice winner of the Society of Authors' Vondel Prize for Dutch-English translation. His 2012 translation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Herman Koch became the most popular Dutch novel ever translated into English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b76003;\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Arnon Grunberg:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The wit and sardonic intelligence that shine through Arnon Grunberg's prose make it a continual pleasure to read.\"—\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. M. Coetzee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Brutal and altogether winning.\"—\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Eugenides\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePhantom Pain\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a raucous ride through the dark night of the ego. Mehlman's long undoing makes for a funny and wonderfully unnerving novel.\"—\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Lipsyte\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A rare feat: [\u003ci\u003eBlue Mondays\u003c\/i\u003e] manages to be shocking yet not sensationalist, hip but not trendy, ironic but not cynical . . . It is profounding affecting.\"—\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlain de Botton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arnon Grunberg","offers":[{"title":"pb","offer_id":47578618527980,"sku":null,"price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"ebook","offer_id":47578618560748,"sku":null,"price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/5792\/files\/manillness_e3cc0812-b9f3-4d47-946c-7577e6b9b182.jpg?v=1777315302"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.openletterbooks.org\/collections\/netherlands\/dutch.oembed","provider":"Open Letter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}