Amsterdam, 2026-09-08
Joseph Anton. A memoir (Salman Rushdie) - 2012
Autobiography, Prologue
Joseph Anton is the pseudonym of Salman Rushdie following the promulgation of the fatwa ordering him to be put to death
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Publishing quickly | |
| becomes vanity, a waste -- | |
| of ink and paper. | |
| Publiceren is | Publizieren wird |
| al gauw ijdelheid, zonde -- | leicht zur Eitelkeit, schade -- |
| van inkt en papier. | auch um das Papier. |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-05
Interview - 1996
Interview with Ton Dekker in Vrij Nederland (November 23rd, 1996), in which he talks about the work in the Department of Folklife Studies in "The Office"
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| A building doesn't have | |
| to be made of marble, bricks -- | |
| will do just as well. | |
| Een bouwwerk hoeft niet | Ein Gebäude muss |
| van marmer gemaakt te zijn -- | nicht aus Marmor gebaut sein -- |
| Bakstenen voldoen. | Backsteine reichen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-19
Not daring to touch any marble (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Geen marmer durven aanroeren", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IX [Marriage]), and in "Diary 1970-1971" (2011) - July 11th, 1971, Bologna (about a work of art by Gerda, a tower)
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I'm looking pretty, | |
| so what, it only flatters -- | |
| you, your vanity. | |
| Ik zie er mooi uit, | Ich sehe hübsch aus, |
| nou en, dat streelt alleen jou -- | na und, das schmeichelt nur dir, |
| in jouw ijdelheid. | deiner Eitelkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-18
Collection: Local inconveniences
| He addresses the | |
| gathered Lords as Dear Peacocks -- | |
| As King? As Jester? | |
| Hij spreekt de Heren | Er spricht die Herren |
| aan met Geachte Pauwen -- | mit Geehrte Pfauen an -- |
| Als Koning? Als Nar? | Als König? Als Narr? |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-23
Letter from the Prince of Wales - 1810
Children and fools tell the truth
King George IV tot the Lords - In a letter from 1810 the Prince Regent, the later King George IV, wrote about his father, King George III: There he was sitting [in the House of Lords] on the Throne with his King's Crown on [..] and held his speech written out for him, just what he had to say. But, oh dear, he strode up and made a bow and began 'My Lords and Peacocks'
Collection: Appearances
| My friend lives classy, | |
| in a room full of things that -- | |
| look quite expensive. | |
| Mijn vriend woont op stand, | Mein Freund wohnt Klasse, |
| in een kamer vol spullen -- | in einem Raum voller Zeug -- |
| die best duur ogen. | das teuer aussieht. |
Amsterdam, 2024-04-26
Teen Titans (Nescio) - 1915
Story "Titaantjes", chapter 10
Collection: Rasping ants
Tribute to: Nescio
| High fashion is more | |
| fashionable than ever -- | |
| There's money to burn. | |
| De mode is meer | Die Topmode ist |
| in de mode dan ooit, want -- | modischer denn je, weil der -- |
| geld wil graag rollen. | Rubel rollen muss. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-14
Fury (Salman Rushdie) - 2001
Novel, § 1
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Had I more drive, | |
| I would, in my farewell scene -- | |
| die marvellously! | |
| Ja, als ik fut had, | Hätte ich Elan |
| dan zou ik, voor het doek valt -- | dafür, würde ich zum Schluss -- |
| weergaloos sterven! | großartig sterben! |
Amsterdam, 2021-01-19
On the shortness of life (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) - 49
Comment on "De brevitate vitae"
Collection: Willegos
Tribute to: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
| A writer doesn't write | |
| for himself. If he thinks so -- | |
| he's secretly vain. | |
| Als schrijver schrijf je | Schriftsteller, die für |
| niet voor zichzelf. Wie dat denkt -- | sich selbst schreiben werden, sind -- |
| is stiekem ijdel. | insgeheim eitel. |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-23
On closer inspection (Han Voskuil) - 1963
Autobiographical novel "Bij nader inzien" - November 17th, 1948
Collections: Elude, WriteWiser signage
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| In high-tech sweatshirts | |
| the joggers are running trails -- | |
| of expensive scents. | |
| In hightech sweaters | Läufer in Hightech- |
| lopen trimmers geursporen -- | Sweatshirts, mit Geruchsspuren -- |
| van dure parfums. | von teuren Parfüms. |
Amsterdam, 2012-07-18
Collection: Elude
