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The first English-language collection by Moroccan-Dutch sensation Mustafa Stitou,
Two Half Faces spans the career of an adventurous, exalted poet, a master of the Dutch language and a prophet of his time.
About the author
David Colmer is the translator of more than 60 book-length works of Dutch-language literature, including titles by Gerbrand Bakker, Dimitri Verhulst, Annie M.G. Schmidt, and Nachoem M. Wijnberg. Colmer has won many prizes for his translations, including the Vondel Prize, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, the NSW Premier and PEN Translation Prize for his body of work, and the Dutch Foundation for Literature oeuvre prize.
Summary
The first English-language collection by Moroccan-Dutch sensation Mustafa Stitou, Two Half Faces spans the career of an adventurous, exalted poet, a master of the Dutch language and a prophet of his time.
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One of World Literature Today's Notable Translations of 2020
Winner of the VSB Poetry Prize and the Jan Campert Prize
City Poet of Amsterdam 2009
“If the essence of poetry is to break with expectations, Mustafa Stitou is conceivably an ideal poet. “ —Mischa Andriessen, Poetry International
“A pleasure to read and reread. Stitou: a highly interesting young Dutch Poet. Remember that name.” —Peter de Boer, Trouw
“The most important poet of his generation.” —Piet Gebrandy, de Volkskrant
