From the West Indies to Shanghai, this collection of contemporary
short stories opens up a new world of Dutch writing to English
language readers. Subjects range from poetry to paranoia, power and
desire as the reader is taken on a voyage around the globe, or
focussed on a claustrophobic homeland. The variety of style,
subject and thinking among authors from a small country may
surprise, until we remind ourselves that Holland has been both a
crossroads in Europe and an imperial power. This is an intense,
powerful collection which sets the internal world of individuals
against backgrounds such as the politics of post-Cold War Europe,
and colonial, seafaring traditions. "In Praise of Navigation"
provides an overarching view of twentieth century Dutch writing in
a field where many outstanding writers are poorly represented in
translation and deserve a wider audience. It is a companion volume
to "In a Different Light" - a collection of contemporary
Dutch-language poets in translation, published by Seren in 2002.
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