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David Colmer

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Adelaide, Australia

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Children's, Poetry, Fiction

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I am an Australian translator who mostly translates Dutch books into English: novels, children's books and poetry. I like the variation and the challenge of trying to render such diverse styles in English. My authors include Gerbrand Bakker, Annie M.G. Schmidt, Dimitri Verhulst, Hugo Claus and Cees Nooteboom. ...more

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Average rating: 3.71 · 8,899 ratings · 1,263 reviews · 86 distinct works

	In Lucia's Eyes by Arthur Japin, David Colmer (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 16,307 ratings — published 2003 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Misfortunates by Dimitri Verhulst (Goodreads Author), David Colmer (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.81 avg rating — 15,211 ratings — published 2006 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Listen: A Novel by Sacha Bronwasser, David Colmer (Goodreads Author) (translator) 3.89 avg rating — 10,406 ratings — published 2023 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Stop Auschwitz: My story of Survival by Eddy de Wind, David Colmer (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.04 avg rating — 7,720 ratings — published 1946 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tow-Truck Pluck by Annie M.G. Schmidt, Fiep Westendorp (Illustrator), David Colmer (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.26 avg rating — 7,006 ratings — published 1971 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Will by Jeroen Olyslaegers, David Colmer (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.81 avg rating — 6,264 ratings — published 2016 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Latecomer by Dimitri Verhulst (Goodreads Author), David Colmer (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.69 avg rating — 5,778 ratings — published 2013 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World by David Van Reybrouck, David Colmer (Goodreads Author) (Translator), David McKay (Translator) 4.53 avg rating — 4,349 ratings — published 2020 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cat Who Came In Off the Roof by Annie M.G. Schmidt, David Colmer (Goodreads Author) (Translation) 4.06 avg rating — 4,283 ratings — published 1970 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The enchanting verses literary review it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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