'My Little War' was published in the United States in 2010 by Dalkey Archive Press, and is the first English translation of Louis Paul Boon's 1947 novel. The translation was financially supported by the Flemish Literature Fund.
The other titles on the shortlist were: Marjolijn Februari – 'The Book Club' (Paul Vincent); Leon de Winter – 'God's Gym' (Jeannette Ringold); Anna Enquist – 'Counterpoint' (Jeannette Ringold); Dimitri Verhulst, 'Madame Verona Comes Down the Hill' (David Colmer); Douwe Draaisma – 'Disturbances of the Mind' (Barbara Fasting); and Margriet de Moor –'The Storm' (Carol Brown Janeway).
The Vondel Translation Prize is a biennial award for the best book translation into British or American English of a Dutch-language work of literature or cultural history. The award was established by the Society of Authors and is funded by the Dutch Foundation for Literature and the Flemish Literature Fund. The winner receives a prize of € 5000.
The prize will be presented on 6 February 2012 at Kings Place in London, together with a number of other European translation awards.
> A list of Paul Vincent's translations can be found in the translations database...
