Thanks to the courtesy of publisher AtlastContact, we are giving away three copies of Zwart. Afro-Europese Literatuur uit de Lage Landen (ed. by Vamba Sherif and Ebissé Rouw).

If you want to win a copy of this anthology of Afro-European Literature from the low countries, the first of its kind, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before Sunday 11 February, 2018, 12 pm CET. Entry has now closed and the three winners will receive a copy by the publisher.

We have published one of the chapters of this book, read ‘Begrafenis,’ a short story by Simone Atangana Bekono here.

About Zwart

The anthology Zwart. Afro-Europese Literatuur uit de Lage Landen was launched on 1 February in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

It’s a collection of stories - fiction and non-fiction - by writers  with African roots from the Netherlands and Belgium. The authors’ backgrounds differ in terms of their homeland, culture, and language, but they share a hybrid identity. The included authors in alphabetical order: Simone Atangana Bekono, Neske Beks, Heleen Debeuckelaere, Nozizwe Dube, Clarice Gargard, Dalilla Hermans, Sabrine Ingabire, Kiza Magendane, Ahmad Al Malik, Alphonse Muambi, Hélène Christelle Munganyende, Olave, Nduwanje, Melat G. Nigussie, Seada Nourhussen, Anousha Nzume, Olivia U. Rutazibwa, Vamba Sherif, Babah Tarawally and Chika Unigwe.

Specifications

Title: Zwart. Afro-Europese Literatuur uit de Lage Landen
Format: Paperback
Page Count: 208
Language: Dutch
Publisher: Atlas Contact
Publication date: February 1, 2018
ISBN: 9789025451547