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THE DETOUR

GERBRAND BAKKER was born in 1962. He studied Dutch language and literature and worked as a subtitler for nature films before becoming a gardener. His previous books include an etymological dictionary for children and the juvenile novel Perenbomen bloeien wit (Pear Trees Bloom White, 1999), which has been translated into German. Bakker won the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his novel The Twin (Scribe, 2008).

DAVID COLMER was born in Adelaide in 1960. Since moving to Amsterdam in the early 1990s, he has published a wide range of translations of Dutch literature. He is also a published author of fiction, and in 2009 was awarded the biennial NSW Premier’s Translation Prize.