Reader knows how to find the bookstore again; Dutch book is under pressure

Anjet Daanje received the Boekenbon Literatuurprijs last year for her novel ‘The song of stork and dromedary’ Photo ANP

Dutch books are losing ground compared to English-language books. One in five books sold is now in a foreign language. This is evident from figures released by the Collective Propaganda of the Dutch Book Foundation (CPNB).

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