Skip to main content
Search Button
Canada Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


Showing 1 - 12 of 37 results for “david colmer”
Skip side bar filters

  • A Guardian Angel Recalls

    Translated by David Colmer ...
    by Willem Frederik Hermans ...
    Willem Frederik Hermans's lucid and exhilarating WWII masterpiece in a razor-sharp translation by David ColmerA Guardian Angel Recalls is a gripping and diabolical wartime novel by one of the most provocative Dutch writers of the twentieth-century.Alberegt, a frenzied and lovelorn public prosecutor, speeds through Hook of Holland in his black Renault on May 9, 1940 – the eve of the German invasion ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • A Pond Full of Ink

    by Annie M. G. Schmidt ...
    Illustrated by Sieb Posthuma ...
    Twelve amusing poems by the "queen of Dutch children's literature," paired with charming illustrations of reindeer houseguests, mischievous little girls, ever-singing tea kettles, and more.This delightful poetry collection offers children and the young at heart a refreshing, inventive look at the world from the well-known Dutch author Annie Schmidt. The rollicking poems tell the stories of such ... Read more

    $23.88 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • My Especially Weird Week with Tess

    THE TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK

    by Anna Woltz ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    From the bestselling author of Talking to Alaska comes a hilarious, heart-warming summer adventure. For fans of Ross Welford and Helen Rutter.THE TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK'This funny, award-winning novel by Dutch writer Woltz is original and touching — and has two wonderfully memorable characters…’ Sally Morris, Daily MailIt’s the first day of the holidays and Sam is roaming the island of ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Two Half Faces

    by Mustafa Stitou ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    In his first English-language collection, Dutch-Moroccan poet Mustafa Stitou marks his position as one of the most important poets of his generation. Two Half Faces collects work from across Stitou’s career as he grapples with a vital narrative of cultural friction and determines his position in a changing reality. Absurdity and seriousness go hand in hand in Stitou’s work; the anecdotal combines ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Hedgehog’s Dilemma

    by Toon Tellegen ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    **INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: The first in a series of witty, philosophical animal stories with whimsical illustrations — for adult fans of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and His Horse!We’ve all been there: When a lonely hedgehog hosts a party for his friends, he’s suddenly wracked by social anxiety and self-doubt...**The hedgehog is feeling rather lonely, so one day he decides to invite all the other ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Cricket's Healing

    by Toon Tellegen ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    **Even in our darkest moments, there is always the possibility of healing: a sensitive and sharply funny illustrated gift book about struggling with—and overcoming—depressionThe 2nd internationally bestselling book in Toon Tellegen's witty, philosophical series of animal fables about our mental health**One day, the cricket notices a strange feeling in his head: a heavy, unwavering feeling that won ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Cat Who Came in Off the Roof

    by Annie M.G. Schmidt ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    Series series Pushkin Children's Classics
    **A WORLDWIDE CLASSIC: The beloved, hilarious tale of felines and friendship, from the queen of Dutch children's literature.“A charming, refreshing, and funny treat.” — Kirkus, Starred Review**One of the best-known classics from beloved Dutch children’s author Annie M.G. Schmidt, The Cat Who Came in Off the Roof spins a charming and whimsical tale of friendship and adventure. Tibble is a timid ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD

    PRE-ORDER

  • The Hairdresser’s Son

    by Gerbrand Bakker ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    International Dublin Literary Award–winning Gerbrand Bakker gives voice to the visceral power of family ties in a novel brimming with Knausgaardian detailWhen his wife tells him she is pregnant, Cornelis packs his bags and boards a plane—a day later he is dead. Now grown, Simon roams the barbershop his father left him, honing razors and polishing mirrors in a shop marked FERMÉ. He sees his ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • how the first sparks became visible

    Poems

    by Simone Atangana Bekono, Annabelle Binnerts ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    Series series The Emma Press Poetry Pamphlets
    Simone Atangana Bekono's poems are vivid and arresting, with the feeling of letters or diary entries. In nine breath-taking streams of consciousness, the poet explore race, gender and sexuality, addressing the social stigmatization of race and gender and invoking empathy and human connection in a voice that is both confident and innovative. ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Window Cleaner Sees Paintings

    by Menno Wigman ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    The master of pulsing, post-modern poetic rhythms, Menno Wigman's reputation is assured as one of the Netherlands' leading poets. And as perhaps his country's most exciting poet in terms of form: "a craftsman who knows what he wants" in the words of poet Alfred Schaffer. Wigman's second collection won him the Netherlands' coveted Jan Campert prize.Menno Wigman's first full collection to be ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nachoem M. Wijnberg

    by Nachoem M. Wijnberg ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    A new translation of work by one of the Netherland's most innovative, exhilarating poets, a poet who draws on everything from economics to parables to world history.The Dutch poet Nachoem M. Wijnberg is one of the most inventive, surprising, entertaining, and thought-provoking poets writing today. He is also remarkably productive, so that up to now only a small portion of his extensive body of ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Naughty Kittens

    by Fleur van der Weel ...
    Translated by David Colmer ...
    Join two mischievous kitten twins on a day of fun in this charming early reader!Stripe is tabby, Flutter is all black, and together these kitten twins share a passion for food -- cat and human alike! -- and making as much mess as possible. Join them in 96 gorgeously illustrated pages of hijinks from author-illustrator Fleur van der Weel who, along the way, playfully incorporates the essential ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

    PRE-ORDER