'The spring is new and new the sound it brings'.
After 132 years, the epic Dutch classic
Mei by Herman Gorter is available to English readers as
May, an epic poem about youth, Volume 1 of
The Essential Gorter, a translation of Gorter's original that celebrates the carefree springtime of our lives.
- Paperback, available worldwide, e.g. here. English only, including introduction and synopsis, second (revised) edition. ISBN 978-90-831336-45. Illustrated eBook,
ISBN 978-90-831336-38.
- Hardcover, bilingual & illustrated, including Dutch original on opposite page: in shops in Netherlands and Belgium or order here. 320 pages: €25,99. ISBN 978-90-831336-14.
- Hardcover Special Edition, bilingual, illustrated & annotated: order here. 328 pages: €32,50. ISBN 978-90-831336-21.
- Softcover, bilingual & illustrated, including Dutch original on opposite page: order here. 320 pages:
€20,00. ISBN 978-90-831336-07.
For
bookshops : order via CB or Contact button.
The Essential Gorter Volume 2,
Selected Poems translated by Lloyd Haft is out now! An authoritative selection of Gorter's other work, translated by Lloyd Haft. Paperback
(€14,99), 214 p., including poems from
Verses (Verzen, 1890),
Pan and
Lyrics (Liedjes). ISBN 978-90-831336-52. Available worldwide, e.g.
here.
The Essential Gorter 1 & 2 can be purchased together as a set for the special price of
€25,99. ISBN 978-90-831336-76.
An overview of
reviews for both books,
and of errata to the first edition of
May is available
here. The second edition of
May is revised.
